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.
1771
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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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London : printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, MDCCLXXI. [1771]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[6],130p. ; 4⁰.
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Variously attributed to Richard Orton and William Perry (Petty officers), Dr. Solander, or to Sir Joseph Banks himself.
Another issue, with the publisher's dedicatory letter suppressed. C copy (Syn.4.77.1) may have an additional leaf after the tp. Verify.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Another issue, with the publisher's dedicatory letter suppressed. C copy (Syn.4.77.1) may have an additional leaf after the tp. Verify.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T29208.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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