The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the MoonGodwin, Francis
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The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the Moon
Godwin, Francis
Moon -- Fiction; Voyages, Imaginary -- Early works to 1800
THE STRANGE
VOYAGE and ADVENTURES
OF
DOMINGO GONSALES,
TO THE
WORLD in the MOON.
CONTAINING
<An Account of the Island of St. HELLENA; the Place
where he resided some Years in, and where he planned
this Wonderful Voyage; his entering on Board one of the
Homeward-bound _East-India_ Ships for _Spain_; their
running on the Rocks near the Pike of _Teneriff_, to avoid
an _English_ Squadron of Ships, that were in Pursuit of
the _Spanish_ Fleet; _Gonsales_ had just Time to fix
his Machine, which carried him in Safety to the Pike of
_Teneriff_, having rested his Gansas on the Mountain,
whence was pursued by the Savages; when giving the
Signal to his Birds, they arose in the Air with him for
their Journey to the Moon: The wonderful Apparitions and
Devils he met with in his Progress; their Temptations
to him, which he avoided, and their supplying him with
choice Provisions; his leaving this Hellish Crew, and
proceeding on his Voyage to the Moon; his safe Arrival
there; the Manners, Customs, and Language of the Emperors,
Kings, Princes and People: His short Stay there, to the
great Grief of the _Lunars_; the inestimable Presents
in Jewels the Author received at his Departure; his
repassing to our Earthly Globe again, and was set down in
_China_ by his Birds; his being taken for a Magician by
the Country People, and preserved from their Fury by a
_Chinese_ Mandarin; his going aboard an India Ship bound
to _Europe_; his safe Arrival in his own Country, where
he made his Discoveries to the King of _Spain_, who held
several Cabinet Councils to deliberate on a proper Use to
be made of these Discoveries.
With a Description of the Pike of _Teneriff_, as travelled
up by some _English_ Merchants.
The SECOND EDITION.
LONDON:
Printed by John Lever, Bookseller, Stationer, and
Printseller, at _Little Moorgate_, next to _London Wall_,
near _Moorfields_ 1768.
(Price One Shilling.)
* * * * *
THE STRANGE
VOYAGE and ADVENTURES
of
_DOMINGO GONSALES_,
TO THE
WORLD in the MOON,
BY THE
Several GANZA'S, or Large GEESE.
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