The Author’s stay and business at Bahia:
of the winds, and seasons of the year there.
His departure for New Holland.
Cape Salvador.
The winds on the Brazilian coast; and Abrolho Shoal;
fish and birds: the shearwater bird, and cooking
of sharks.
Excessive number of birds about a dead whale; of the
pintado bird, and the petrel, etc.
Of a bird that shows the Cape of Good Hope to be near:
of the sea-reckonings, and variations: and a
table of all the variations observed in this voyage.
Occurrences near the Cape; and the Author’s
passing by it.
Of the westerly winds beyond it: a storm, and
its presages.
The Author’s course to New Holland; and signs
of approaching it.
Another Abrolho Shoal and storm, and the Author’s
arrival on part of New
Holland.
That part described, and Shark’s Bay, where
he first anchors.
Of the land there, vegetables, birds, etc.
A particular sort of iguana: fish, and beautiful
shells; turtle, large shark, and water-serpents.
The Author’s removing to another part of New
Holland: dolphins, whales, and more sea-serpents:
and of a passage or strait suspected here: of
the vegetables, birds, and fish.
He anchors on a third part of New Holland, and digs
wells, but brackish.
Of the inhabitants there, and great tides, the vegetables
and animals, etc.
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
Map. Captain DAMPIER’S new voyage to new Holland etc. In 1699 etc.
Table 1. Canary islands.
Table 2. Cape Verde islands.
Table 3. Brazil.
Birds of the voyage:
Figure 1: The pintado bird.
Figure 2: This very much
resembles the GUARAUNA, described and
figured by
Piso.
Table 4. New Holland.
Birds of new Holland:
Figure 3: The head and greatest
part of the neck of this
bird is red and
therein differs from the AVOFETTA
of Italy.
Figure 4: The bill and legs
of this bird are of A bright
red.
Figure 5: A noddy of new
Holland.
Figure 6: A common noddy.
Fish of new Holland:
Figure 1: The monkfish.
Figure 3: A fish taken on
the coast of new Holland.
Figure 6: A remora taken sticking
to sharks backs.
Figure 8: A cuttle taken near
new Holland.
Figure 9: A flying-fish taken
in the open sea.