Volume 1

A journal of transactions and events, during a residence of nearly sixteen years on the coast of Labrador. Containing many interesting particulars, both of the country and its inhabitants, not hitherto known / By George Cartwright.

  • Cartwright, George, 1739-1819.
Date:
1792
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A journal of transactions and events, during a residence of nearly sixteen years on the coast of Labrador. Containing many interesting particulars, both of the country and its inhabitants, not hitherto known / By George Cartwright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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