A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland

A Continuation of a Voyage to
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Title: A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland
Author: William Dampier
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A CONTINUATION OF A VOYAGE TO NEW HOLLAND, ETC. IN
THE YEAR 1699.
Wherein are described,

The Islands Timor, Roti and Anabao. A passage between the islands
Timor and Anabao. Kupang and Laphao Bays. The islands Omba,
Fetter, Banda and Bird. A description of the coast of New Guinea. The
islands Pulo Sabuda, Cockle, King William's, Providence, Gerrit Denis,
Anthony Cave's and St. John's. Also a new passage between New
Guinea and New Britain. The islands Ceram, Bonao, Bouro, and
several islands before unknown. The coast of Java, and Straits of Sunda.
Author's arrival at Batavia, Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena, island of
Ascension, etc. Their inhabitants, customs, trade, etc. Harbours, soil,
birds, fish, etc. Trees, plants, fruits, etc.
...
Illustrated with maps and draughts: also divers birds, fishes, etc. not
found in this part of the world, engraven on eighteen copper plates.
...
BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER.
...
LONDON,
Printed for James and John Knapton, at The Crown in St. Paul's
Churchyard.
1729.
...

CONTENTS.


CHAPTER 1.
The Author's departure from the coast of New Holland, with the
reasons of it. Watersnakes. The Author's arrival at the island Timor.
Search for fresh water on the south side of the island, in vain. Fault of
the charts. The island Roti. A passage between the islands Timor and
Anabao. Fault of the charts. A Dutch fort, called Concordia. Their
suspicion of the Author. The island Anabao described. The Author's
parley with the Governor of the Dutch fort. They, with great difficulty,
obtain leave to water. Kupang Bay. Coasting along the north side of
Timor. They find water and an anchoring-place. A description of a
small island, seven leagues east from the watering-bay. Laphao Bay.

How the Author was treated by the Portuguese there. Designs of
making further searches upon and about the island. Port Sesial. Return
to Babao in Kupang Bay. The Author's entertainment at the fort of
Concordia. His stay seven weeks at Babao.


CHAPTER 2.
A particular description of the island Timor. Its coast. The island
Anabao. Fault of the charts. The channel between Timor and Anabao.
Kupang Bay. Fort Concordia. A particular description of the bay. The
anchoring-place, called Babao. The Malayans here kill all the
Europeans they can. Laphao, a Portuguese settlement, described. Port
Ciccale. The hills, water, lowlands, soil, woods, metals, in the island
Timor. Its trees. Cana-fistula-tree described. Wild figtrees described.
Two new sorts of palmtrees described. The fruits of the island. The
herbs. Its land animals. Fowls. The ringing-bird. Its fish. Cockle
merchants and oysters. Cockles as big as a man's head. Its original
natives described. The Portuguese and Dutch settlements. The Malayan
language generally spoken here. L'Orantuca on the island Ende. The
seasons, winds, and weather at Timor.


CHAPTER 3.
Departure from Timor. The islands Omba and Fetter. A burning island.
Their missing the Turtle Isles. Banda Isles. Bird Island. They descry the
coast of New Guinea. They anchor on the coast of New Guinea. A
description of the place, and of a strange fowl found there. Great
quantities of mackerel. A white island. They anchor at an island called
by the inhabitants Pulo Sabuda. A description of it and its inhabitants
and product. The Indians' manner of fishing there. Arrival at Mabo, the

north-west cape of New Guinea. A description of it. Cockle Island.
Cockles of seventy-eight pound weight. Pigeon Island. The wind
hereabouts. An empty cockleshell weighing two hundred fifty-eight
pound. King William's Island. A description of it. Plying on the coast
of New Guinea. Fault of the charts. Providence Island. They cross the
Line. A snake pursued by fish. Squally Island. The main of New
Guinea.


CHAPTER 4.
The mainland of New Guinea. Its inhabitants. Slingers Bay. Small
islands. Gerrit Dennis Isle described. Its inhabitants. Their proas.
Anthony Cave's Island. Its inhabitants. Trees full of worms found in the
sea. St. John's Island. The mainland of New Guinea. Its inhabitants.
The coast described. Cape and Bay St. George. Cape Orford. Another
bay. The inhabitants there. A large account