A View of Cabo Coro Castle

CURATORS NOTES: John Churchill and Awnsham Churchill, A Collection of voyages and travels: some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English…/ with some general preface, giving an account of the progress of navigation, from its first beginning. London: J. Walthow, 1732. (6 volumes) (TMM Library g160.c5 rare); Volume v, Plate 10, p. 169 Usually called Churchills collection, as he was the publisher. Two additional volumes making the fifth and sixth, were printed in 1733. All these volumes were reprinted or reissued with the dates of 1744 - 1747 and 1752. Two more volumes were printed in 1745 by Thomas Osborne, from materials in the library of the Earl of Oxford, whence they are generally known as the Oxford Collection of Voyages. London: Thomas Osbourne, MDCCXLVII. (2 l., pp. Xii, lxiii, 873, 15 l. Vol. VIII. Title, pp. 932. These eight volumes are usually found together. SEE: Sabin, Dictionary of Books relating to America. Volume IV. New York: J. Sabin & Sons, 1871. The volumes give an Account of the Progress of Trade and Navigation, from its First Beginning. Illustrated with several Hundred Useful Maps and Cuts, Containing Views of the different Countries, Cities, Towns, Forts, Ports and Shipping: Also, the Birds, Beasts, Fish, Serpents, Trees, Fruits and Flowers; with the Habits of the different Nations. INSCRIPTION: A VIEW OF CABO CORSO CASTLE, A. The Negro’s Town, B. The Landing place, C. A Large Canoe of ab.t 12 Tuns, Vol. V. Palte 10., Pag. 169., J. Kip Sculp