The history of Wallis's & Carteret's voyage round the world : begun in the year 1766, and finished i...
The history of Wallis's & Carteret's voyage round the world : begun in the year 1766, and finished i...
The history of Wallis's & Carteret's voyage round the world : begun in the year 1766, and finished in 1768.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
London : Printed for A. Wren & G. Hodges, 1784.
Date
1784.
Call Numbers
989.5/W
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
92 p. ; 19 cm. (12mo.)
Publication information
Publisher
London : Printed for A. Wren & G. Hodges, 1784.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1784.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Short narrative of the voyage of Captain Samuel Wallis in the Dolphin accompanied by Philip Carteret in the Swallow, who left England in 1766 with Admiralty instructions to search for the Southern Continent, predating Cook's Endeavour voyage by only a few years. The pair discovered Tahiti, Pitcairn Island and other South Pacific islands and took po...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The history of Wallis's & Carteret's voyage round the world : begun in the year 1766, and finished in 1768.
Portion of title
History of Wallis's and Carteret's voyage round the world
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Signatures: A-G⁶ H⁴.
Title page vignette.
Citation / References Note
The Parsons Collection : rare Pacific voyage books from the collection of David Parsons. Part I, Dampier to Cook, 58.
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Online at the National Library of Australia.
Contextual Information
Other version (online)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
989.5/W
Record Identifier
74VKKMNZPzoX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKMNZPzoX
Other Identifiers
DDC
910.41
MMS ID
991021795939702626
