An historical account of all the voyages round the world performed by English navigators; including those lately undertaken by order of His present Majesty. The whole faithfully extracted from the journals of the voyagers. Drake, undertaken in 1577-80; Cavendish, 1586-88; Cowley, 1683-86; Dampier, 1689-96; Cooke, 1708-11; Rogers, 1708-11; Clipperton and Shelvocke, 1719-22; Anson, undertaken in 1740-44; Byron, 1764-66; Wallis, 1766-68; Carteret, 1766-69; and Cook, 1768-71. Together with that of Sydney Parkinson ... and the voyage of Mons. Bougainville ... To which is added, an appendix. Containing the Journal of a voyage to the North pole, by the Hon. Commodore Phipps, and Captain Lutwidge.

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1773-1774
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London : F. Newbery, 1773-1774.

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4 volumes : frontispiece (some folded), plates, folded maps ; (8vo)

References note

ESTC T2892
Roscoe, A218
Sabin, 31389

Notes

Vol. 3-4 dated 1773
"The first two volumes were compiled by David Henry; the third and fourth by another hand; to which, in 1775, Mr. Henry added a fifth, containing Capt. Cook's voyage in the Resolution; and in 1786, a sixth, containing the last voyage of Capt. Cook"--Halkett and Laing. The two last are usually not included in the set
Appendix bound at head of v. 1; Introduction at head of v. 2.

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