A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by George Anson, Esq., commander in chief of a squadron of His Majesty's ships, sent upon an expedition to the South-Seas :
compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction /
by Richard Walter, M.A., chaplain of his Majesty's ship the Centurion in that expedition ; illustrated with forty-two copperplates.
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- Related Names
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Knapton, Paul, active 1735-1770.
Knapton, John, 1696-1770.
Wood, John, d. ca. 1780.
Seale, Richard William.
Miller, John, 1715-1790?
Mason, James, 1710-ca. 1780.
Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762.
Robins, Benjamin, 1707-1751.
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London : Printed for the author by John and Paul Knapton ..., 1748.
- Subjects
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Anson, George Anson,
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Anson, George Anson, /
Baron,
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Anson, George Anson, / Baron, /
1697-1762
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Anson, George Anson, / Baron, / 1697-1762 /
Travel
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Anson, George Anson, / Baron, / 1697-1762 / Travel /
Pacific Ocean.
Voyages around the world.
Pacific Ocean
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Pacific Ocean /
Description and travel.
Engravings
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Engravings /
England
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Engravings / England /
18th century.
Etchings
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Etchings /
England
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Etchings / England /
18th century.
Maps
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Maps /
England
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Maps / England /
18th century.
Travel literature
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Travel literature /
England
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Travel literature / England /
18th century.
- Note
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Errata, (c)2v.
Signatures: A⁴ (a)⁴ (b)1 (c)-(d)⁴ B-3F⁴ 3G⁶.
Some plates signed by: James Mason, John Miller (Joh. Sebastian Müller), Richard William Seale, John Wood.
Apparently compiled by Richard Walter but revised by Benjamin Robins. See Sabin.
- Physical Description
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[34], 417, [3] p., [42] leaves of plates (chiefly folded, some multi-page) :
ill., maps, charts (etching, some engravings) ;
26 cm. (4to)
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