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  A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780. / By Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. ; Illustrated with elegant plates, and a large chart. In four volumes. Vol. I[-IV].
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cook, James, 1728-1779. ; King, James, 1750-1784. and Rollinson, William, 1762-1842, engraver.
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  Half-title: Cook's voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. I. Two settings of the title page to v. 1 noted. In one, line five is "for making". In another, line five is "Undertaken by command of his Majesty." Vol. 1: xii, xxxiv, ...
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  A new voyage, round the world, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken by order of His present Majesty, performed by, Captain James Cook, in the ship Endeavour, drawn up from his own journal, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. F.R.S. : And published by the special direction of the Right Honourable the Lords of the Admiralty. / By John Hawkesworth, L.L.D. and late director of the East-India Company. ; In two volumes: with cutts [sic] and a map of the whole navigation. ; Vol. I[-II].
  Date of publication:
  1774
  

  Author(s):

  Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773. ; Revere, Paul, 1735-1818, engraver. and Romans, Bernard, ca. 1720-ca. 1784, engraver.
  Description:
  Two states noted. Pages [1]-17 at beginning of v. 1 contain a list of subscribers; in the first state, p. [18] is blank. In the second, p. [18] contains the names of additional subscribers. Frontispiece of v. 1 engraved ...
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  Sir Francis Drake revived who is or may be a pattern to stirre up all heroicke and active spirits of these times to benefit their countrey and eternize their names by like noble attempts : being a summary and true relation of foure severall voyages made by the said Sir Francis Drake to the West-Indies ... / collected out of the notes of the said Sir Francis Drake, Mastet [sic] Philip Nichols, Master Francis Fletcher, preachers, and notes of divers other gentlemen (who went on the said voyages) carefully compared together.
  Date of publication:
  1653
  

  Author(s):

  Drake, Francis, Sir, d. 1637. World encompassed by Sir Francis Drake. ; Nichols, Philip. ; Fletcher, Francis, 16th cent. ; Bigges, Walter, d. 1586. and R. D.
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  Preface signed: R.D. "A Summarie and true discourse" is written by W. Bigges. Cf. BM; NUC pre-1956. First and second accounts separately paged; third and fourth accounts continuously paged. The second, third and fourth ...
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  A new voyage round the world describing particularly the isthmus of America, several coasts and islands in the West Indies, the isles of Cape Verd, the passage by Terra del Fuego, the South Sea coasts of Chili, Peru and Mexico, the isle of Guam one of the Ladrones, Mindanao, and other Philippine and East-India islands near Cambodia, China, Formosa, Luconia, Celebes, &c., New Holland, Sumatra, Nicobar Isles, the Cape of Good Hope, and Santa Hellena : their soil, rivers, harbours, plants, fruits, animals, and inhabitants : their customs, religion, government, trade, &c. / by William Dampier ; illustrated with particular maps and draughts.
  Date of publication:
  1697
  

  Author(s):

  Dampier, William, 1652-1715.
  Description:
  Vol. 2 has title: Voyages and descriptions; v. 3 has title: A voyage to New Holland &c. in the year 1699. Vol. 2, pt. 3, p. 47, 49 and 51 have faded print, and p. 113-114 are torn in the filmed copy. Vol. 2, pt. 2, p. 40 ...
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