A New collection of voyages and travels : with historical accounts of discoveries and conquests in all parts of the world. None of them ever before printed in English ; being now first translated from the Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese and other languages. Adorn'd with cuts. For the month of December, 1708. To be continu'd monthly

A collection of travels each with separate pagination and register; issued in monthly parts

The general title page to the second volume reads: 'A view of the universe: or, A new collection of voyages and travels, into all parts of the world. With the geography and history of every country. None of them ever before printed in English. To be published monthly. ... ' London: printed for J. Knapton, in St. Paul's Church-yard; A. Bell, in Cornhill; D. Midwinter, in St. Paul's Church-yard; W. Taylor, in Pater-Noster-Row; and sold by J. Round, in Exchange-Alley, in Cornhill; N. Cliffe, in Cheapside; E. Sanger, at the Posthouse. [sic], and A. Collins, at the Black-Boy, in Fleet-street; and J. Baker, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1710

'The discovery and conquest of the Molucco and Philippine islands', 'A new voyage to Carolina', 'The seventeen years travels of Peter de Cieza, through the mighty kingdom of Peru' and 'The travels of the Jesuits in Ethiopia' have separate title pages dated respectively 1708, 1709, 1709 and 1710

Final leaf: 'An advertisement concerning this work in general'

Subsequently re-issued as a two volume set in 1711 with the dedication signed by the translator of "The seventeen years travels of Peter de Cieza" John Stevens

Pagination: Vol. 1: [8], 260, [8] p., [4] leaves of plates; [6], 258, [2] p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded map); [8], 244, [12] p., [2] folded leaves of plates; vol. 2: [4], 115, [5] p., [1] folded leaf of plates; 80, 73-81, [7] p.; 77, [3] p.; [4], 264, [18] p., [1] leaf of plates

Unnumbered pages: Vol. 1: 'The discovery and conquest of the Molucco and Philippine islands' has preliminary leaves comprising general title page, title page, advertisement and preface, and final [8] p. index; 'A new voyage to Carolina' has preliminary leaves comprising title page, dedication and preface, with a final [1] p. advertisement and [1] p. blank; 'The seventeen years travels of Peter de Cieza, through the mighty kingdom of Peru' has preliminary leaves comprising title page, dedication and preface and final [5] p. contents, [6] p. index and [1] p. blank

Unnumbered pages: Vol. 2: 'The travels of the Sieur Mouette, in the kingdoms of Fez and Morocco' has preliminary leaves comprising general title page and preface and final [1] p. contents and [4] p. index; 'The travels of Peter Teixeira from India to Italy by land' has final [1] p. blank, [1] p. contents and [5] p. index; 'A voyage to Madagascar, the adjacent islands, and coast of Africk' has final [3] p. index; 'The travels of the Jesuits in Ethiopia' has preliminary leaves comprising title page and preface and final [5] p. contents, [11] p. index and an advertisement leaf

Signatures: Vol. 1: A-H⁴ I² K-2L⁴ a⁴; A⁴( -A3?) B-H⁴ I² K-2L⁴; [pi]⁴ A-2I⁴. Vol. 2: [pi]1 A²( -A1) B-Q⁴; B-N⁴; A-K⁴; A-2M⁴ 2N² [chi]1

'The seventeen years travels of Peter de Cieza' has 2I2 mis-signed "Kk2."

"A small number will be printed on a large fine paper ... at one half more than the price of the common sort"--'An Advertisement' A3v