An abridgment of Captain Cook's first and second voyages. The first performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771; the second in 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. For Making Discoveries In The Northern Hemisphere, By Order of His Majesty. Extracted from the quarto edition, in five volumes. Containing A Relation of all the interesting Transactions; Including an Abridgment of Capt. Furneaux's Narrative Of His Proceedings during the Separation of the two Ships.

  • Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773.
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1798
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Account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty. Abridgments

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London : printed for G. Kearsley, NO. 46, Fleet Street, 1798.

Physical description

iii,[1],328,[4]p.,plates ; 120.

Edition

The seventh edition. ..

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ESTC N43113

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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