1724 First Edition. 8vo. pp. 20 495 [1p ]  Full panelled calf, raised ribbed spines gilt ruled in six compartments with gilt lettered labels, front board detatched, leather worn. Front endpapr loose.

Thomas Salmon (1679-1767)  he wrote much of his work in Cambridge, where he ran a coffee house, and then moved to London, he had spent time at sea, and in both the East and West Indies for some time. He also travelled in Europe.  In 1739–40 Salmon accompanied George Anson on his voyage round the world. He died on 20 January 1767