A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the Desire of the Royal Society: containing all the various occurrences of the Voyage, with descriptions of several new discovered countries in the Southern hemisphere; and Accounts of their Soil and Productions; and of many Singularities in the Structure, Apparel, Customs, Manners, Policy, Manufactures, &c. of their Inhabitants. To which is added, a concise vocabulary of the language of Otahitee
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| Language: | English |
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London
printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand
1771, MDCCLXXI. [1771]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | Another issue, with the publisher's dedicatory letter suppressed. C copy (Syn.4.77.1) may have an additional leaf after the tp. Verify. - English Short Title Catalog, T29208. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Variously attributed to Richard Orton and William Perry (Petty officers), Dr. Solander, or to Sir Joseph Banks himself |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([6],130p) 4° |