Faz parte do livro "A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels", publicado em Londres em 1747 por Thomas Astley e John Green.
Índice dos 4 volumes:
V.1 First voyages of the Portugueze to the East Indies, 1418-1546. First voyages of the English to Guinea, and the East Indies, 1552-1598. First voyages of the English to the East Indies, set forth by the company of merchants, 1600-1620. Voyages to Africa and the islands adjacent, 1455-1721.
V.2 Voyages and travels along the western coast of Africa, 1637-1735. Voyages and travels to Guinea and Benin, 1666-1726. Description of Guinea.
V.3. Voyages and travels to Guinea, Benin, Kongo and Angola. Description of Loango, Kongo, Angola, Benguela, and adjacent countries. Description of the countries along the eastern coast of Africa, from Cape of Good Hope to Cape Guarda Fuy. Voyages and travels in China, 1655-1722.
V.4. Description of China, of Korea, eastern Tartary and Tibet. Travels through Tartary, Tibet, and Bukhâria, to and from China, 1246-1698.

"A new general collection of voyages and travels consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hither to published in any language; comprehending every thing remarkable in its kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: with respect to the several empires, kingdoms, and provinces; their situation, extent, bounds and division, climate, soil and produce; their lakes, rivers, mountains, cities, principal towns, harbours, buildings, and the gradual alterations that from time to time have happened in each; also the manners and customs of the several inhabitants; their religion and government, arts and sciences, trades and manufactures; so as to form a compleat system of modern geography and history, exhibiting the present state of all nations "(...)

Curiosidade: Macau surge designado por vários nomes: "Makau", "Ma-Kao","Mackow" e "Makao".
"Makao" ainda hoje é o nome pelo qual o território é conhecido em locais como a Índia ou Bali.
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