Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
A voyage to the South Seas, and to many other parts of the world : performed from September 1740, to June 1744, by Commodore Anson, in His Majesty's ship the Centurion, having under his command the Gloucester, Pearl, Severn, Wager, Trial, and two store ships : to which is added an appendix ...
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Printed and sold by R. Walker in Fleet Lane
Place
Date
1745
Physical Description
[2], 408, 54 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates (3 folded) : illustrations ; 18 cm
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Rare books--18th century; Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) - Description and travel]
An edition, with a slight omission, of the two works: Bulkeley and Cummins's A voyage to the South Seas in His Majesty's ship the Wager in the year 1740-1741, and John Philips's An authethic journal of the late expedition under the command of Commodore Anson. handwritten note on inside cover noting page notation of mention of Alexander Selkirk, 240p. ESTC: T124499.
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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