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Voyages to the southern hemisphere; or, Nature explored : being an accurate and faithful account of...

Voyages to the southern hemisphere; or, Nature explored : being an accurate and faithful account of...

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Voyages to the southern hemisphere; or, Nature explored : being an accurate and faithful account of the voyages to the great South Seas, undertaken by order of the King; and performed in his Majesty's ships the Dolphin, Swallow, and Endeavour. Containing the various important discoveries that were made by the Hon. Commodore Byron, Dr. Solander, Mr. Banks, and by the Captains Wallis, Carteret, and Cook.

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Full title

Voyages to the southern hemisphere; or, Nature explored : being an accurate and faithful account of the voyages to the great South Seas, undertaken by order of the King; and performed in his Majesty's ships the Dolphin, Swallow, and Endeavour. Containing the various important discoveries that were made by the Hon. Commodore Byron, Dr. Solander, Mr. Banks, and by the Captains Wallis, Carteret, and Cook.

Publisher

London : Printed for R. Snagg, No. 29, Pater-noster Row, [1774 or 1775]

Alternative title

Account of the voyages to the great South Seas, undertaken by order of the King.
Byron's voyage.

Date

[1774 or 1775]

Call Numbers

C 2856

Record Identifier

74Vvq2bXLKVA

MMS ID

991006079829702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

ii, 187 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed for R. Snagg, No. 29, Pater-noster Row, [1774 or 1775]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1774 or 1775]

More information

Alternative Titles

Full title

Voyages to the southern hemisphere; or, Nature explored : being an accurate and faithful account of the voyages to the great South Seas, undertaken by order of the King; and performed in his Majesty's ships the Dolphin, Swallow, and Endeavour. Containing the various important discoveries that were made by the Hon. Commodore Byron, Dr. Solander, Mr....

Notes

General note

1st ed. Derived from John Hawkesworth's Account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present majesty for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere (1773). In the form of a question and answer dialogue aimed at a young or popular audience. -- bookseller's description.

Spine title: Byron's voyage.

Selected for Digitisation 2017

NML copy : Bookplate of Woburn Public Library stamped across: Withdrawn, pasted on inside front cover....

Additional physical form availability note

Online at the State Library of NSW.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

C 2856

Record Identifier

74Vvq2bXLKVA

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvq2bXLKVA

Other Identifiers

DDC

910.41

MMS ID

991006079829702626

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