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A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, [electronic resource] : in t...

A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, [electronic resource] : in t...

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A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, [electronic resource] : 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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A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, [electronic resource] : 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.

Publisher

London : printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, MDCCLXXI. [1771]

Date

MDCCLXXI. [1771]

Record Identifier

74VvW7a3pPdM

MMS ID

991011933349702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

[2],ii,[4],130p. ; 4°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, MDCCLXXI. [1771]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

MDCCLXXI. [1771]

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, [electronic resource] : 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 hemispher...

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Notes

General note

A variant does not have the instruction to the binder at the foot of sig a1.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Variously ascribed to Richard Orton and William Perry (petty officers), to Dr. Solander, or to Joseph Banks himself.

With a dedicatory letter from the publisher prefixed.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T29207.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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Record Identifier

74VvW7a3pPdM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvW7a3pPdM

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MMS ID

991011933349702626