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The great South Sea : English voyages and encounters, 1570-1750 / Glyndwr Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Glyndwr.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discoveries in geography.
- British.
- Oceania--Discovery and exploration--British.
- Oceania.
- Pacific Coast (South America)--Discovery and exploration--British.
- Pacific Coast (South America).
- Physical Description:
- xv, 300 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- From the 16th to the 18th centuries, English buccaneers, privateers and naval expeditions sought fame and fortune in the distant reaches of the South Sea. Glyndwr Williams, a leading expert on Pacific Ocean exploration, draws on numerous documents to investigate these maritime adventures and how they were described in popular accounts of the time. 42 illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [274]-285) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0300072449
- OCLC:
- 37187373
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