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Author Schooten, Henry.
Title The hairy-giants, or, A description of two islands in the South Sea called by the name of Benganga and Coma : discovered by Henry Schooten of Harlem in a voyage began January 1669, and finished October 1671 : also a perfect account of the religion, government, and commodities of those islands / written in Dutch by Henry Schooten ; and now Englished by P.M., Gent.
Related title Hairy-giants.
Hairy giants.
Description of two islands in the South Sea called by the name of Benganga and Coma.
Publication Info London : Printed by A. Maxwell for John Watson, and are to be sold by James Collins ..., 1671.



Descript [6], 16, [4] p.
Note Apparently entirely fictitious; the islands of the hairy giants are described as located off the coast of southern Chile.
Found on reel 1557:13, the Harvard University Library copy contains the frontispiece map missing on 291:9, and also has an intact imprint.
Imperfect: imprint cropped, and frontispiece map lacking in British Library copy.
Reproduction of originals in British Library and Harvard University Library.
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Author Schooten, Henry.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Indians of South America -- Chile -- Fiction.
Magallanes (Chile : Province) -- Description and travel -- Fiction.
Alt author P. M., Gent.
Related title Hairy-giants.
Hairy giants.
Description of two islands in the South Sea called by the name of Benganga and Coma.
Descript [6], 16, [4] p.
Note Apparently entirely fictitious; the islands of the hairy giants are described as located off the coast of southern Chile.
Found on reel 1557:13, the Harvard University Library copy contains the frontispiece map missing on 291:9, and also has an intact imprint.
Imperfect: imprint cropped, and frontispiece map lacking in British Library copy.
Reproduction of originals in British Library and Harvard University Library.
Author Schooten, Henry.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Indians of South America -- Chile -- Fiction.
Magallanes (Chile : Province) -- Description and travel -- Fiction.
Alt author P. M., Gent.
Related title Hairy-giants.
Hairy giants.
Description of two islands in the South Sea called by the name of Benganga and Coma.

Subject Indians of South America -- Chile -- Fiction.
Magallanes (Chile : Province) -- Description and travel -- Fiction.
Descript [6], 16, [4] p.
Note Apparently entirely fictitious; the islands of the hairy giants are described as located off the coast of southern Chile.
Found on reel 1557:13, the Harvard University Library copy contains the frontispiece map missing on 291:9, and also has an intact imprint.
Imperfect: imprint cropped, and frontispiece map lacking in British Library copy.
Reproduction of originals in British Library and Harvard University Library.
Alt author P. M., Gent.

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