A voyage to the South Atlantic and round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean, for the purpose of extending the spermaceti whale fisheries, and other objects of commerce, by ascertaining the ports, bays, harbours, and anchoring births [sic], in certain islands and coasts on those seas at which the ships of the British merchants might be refitted
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undertaken and performed by Captain James Colnett, of the Royal Navy, in the ship Rattler.

Description

Main Author

Colnett, James, 1755?-1806

Related Names

Combe, William, 1742-1823.

Language(s)

English

Published

London : Printed for the author by W. Bennett ..., sold by A. Arrowsmith, Charles Street, Soho [and 4 others], 1798.

Subjects

Rattler (Navire).
Rattler (Ship).
Voyages.
Voyages and travels.
Pacifique, Côte du > Pacifique, Côte du / Descriptions et voyages.
Pacifique, Côte du (Amérique du Sud) > Pacifique, Côte du (Amérique du Sud) / Descriptions et voyages.
Atlantique, Côte de l'(Amérique du Sud) > Atlantique, Côte de l'(Amérique du Sud) / Descriptions et voyages.
Pacific coast > Pacific coast / Description and travel.
Pacific coast (South America) > Pacific coast (South America) / Description and travel.
Atlantic coast (South America) > Atlantic coast (South America) / Description and travel.

Note

Compiled by William Combe from Captain Colnett's notes--Cf. Dict. of nat. biog., under Combe.

ISBN

0665332424

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