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A true and impartial journal of a voyage to the South-Seas and round the globe, in His Majesty's ship the Centurion, under the command of Commodore George Anson : wherein all the material incidents during the said voyage, from its commencement in the year 1740 to its conclusion in 1744, are fully and faithfully related, having been committed to paper at the time they happened : together with some historical accounts of Chili, Peru, Mexico, and the empire of China : exact descriptions of such places of note as were touch'd at : and variety of occasional remarks : to which is added, a large and general table of longitudes and latitudes, ascertain'd from accurate observations, or, (where those are wanting) from the best printed books and manuscripts taken from the Spaniards in this expedition : also, the variations of the compass throughout the voyage, and the soundings and depths of water along the different coasts : and lastly, several curious observations on a comet seen in the south-seas on the coast of Mexico / by Pascoe Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Pascoe.
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voyages around the world--Early works to 1800.
- Voyages around the world.
- Centurion (Ship).
- Anson, George Anson, Baron, 1697-1762.
- Anson, George Anson.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([14], 347, 39 p. ) charts.
- Other Title:
- True and impartial journal of a voyage to the South-Seas and round the globe, in His Majesty's ship the Centurion, under the command of Commodore George Anson
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed and sold by S. Birt, 1745.
- Notes:
- Thomas's account, taken from his diary, preceded Anson's official account by three years.
- The appendix contains a table of longitudes and latitudes, including one by St. Prieto, 'Professor of Arts in Peru.'
- Includes an account of the treasure taken from the Nuestra Signora del Buono Carmella.
- Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
- Sabin no. 95437.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG00-B1609
- OCLC:
- 85794603
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