A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland
William Dampier, British privateer, explorer, scientific observer (1651-1715)
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Table of Contents
- About This Book
- Chapter I
- 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
- 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 Ii
- A Particular Description Of The Island Timor
- 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
- Lorantuca On The Island Ende
- The Seasons, Winds, And Weather At Timor
- Chapter Iii
- 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
- The Indians' Manner Of Fishing There
- Fish, Bat And Bird Of New Guinea
- Arrival At Mabo, The North West Cape Of New Guinea
- Cockle Island
- Cockles Of Seventy-eight Pound Weight
- Pigeon Island
- The Wind Hereabouts
- An Empty Cockleshell Weighing Two Hundred Fifty Eightpound
- 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
- Fishes Taken On The Coast Of New Guinea
- Chapter Iv
- 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
- Fishes Taken On The Coast Of New Guinea
- He Names The Place Port Montague. The Country Thereabouts Described, And Its Produce
- A Burning Island Described
- A New Passage Found
- New Britain
- Sir George Rook's Island
- Long Island And Crown Island, Discovered And Described
- Sir R. Rich's Island
- A Burning Island
- A Strange Spout
- A Conjecture Concerning A New Passage Southward
- King William's Island
- Strange Whirlpools
- Distance Between Cape Mabo And Cape St. George Computed
- Chapter V
- The Author's Return From The Coast Of New Guinea
- A Deep Channel
- Strange Tides
- The Island Ceram Described
- Strange Fowls
- Birds Of New Guinea
- The Passage Between Pentare And Laubana
- The Island Timor
- Babao Bay
- The Island Roti
- More Islands Than Are Commonly Laid Down In The Charts. Great Currents
- Whales
- Coast Of New Holland
- The Tryal Rocks
- The Coast Of Java. Princes Isle. Straits Of Sunda. Thwart The Way Island
- Indian Proas, And Their Traffic
- Passage Through The Strait
- Arrival At Batavia
- Chapter Vi
- The Author Continues In Batavia Road To Refit, To Get Provisions
- English Ships Then In The Road
- Departure From Batavia
- Touch At The Cape Of Good Hope
- And At St. Helena
- Arrival At The Island Of Ascension. A Leak Sprung
- Which Being Impossible To Be Stopped, The Ship Is Lost, But The Men Saved
- They Find Water Upon The Island
- And Are Brought Back To England
