A Journal of a Voyage Round the World, in His Majesty's Ship Endeavour, in the Years 1768, Thru 1771; Undertaken in Pursuit of Natural Knowledge, with Descriptions of Several New Discovered Countries in the Southern Hemisphere; (Paperback)


The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>British Library<ESTCID>T029208<Notes>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<imprintFull>London: printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1771. <collation> 6],130p.; 4

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>British Library<ESTCID>T029208<Notes>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<imprintFull>London: printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1771. <collation> 6],130p.; 4

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Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2010

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First published

September 2010

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 8mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

Pages

142

ISBN-13

978-0699111454

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9780699111454

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0699111455



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