An historical account of all the voyages round the world performed by English navigators : including those lately undertaken by order of His present Majesty : the whole faithfully extracted from the journals of the voyagers : Drake, undertaken in 1577-80, Cavendish, 1586-88, Cowley, 1683-86 ...

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henry, David, 1710-1792.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 v. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Historical account of all the voyages round the world performed by English navigators

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for F. Newbery ..., 1773-1774.

Notes:

"... together with that of Sydney Parkinson, draftsman to Joseph Banks, Esq; who circumnavigated the globe with Capt. Cook, in His Majesty's ship the Endeavour. And the voyage of Mons. Bougainville round the world, performed by order of the French King. Illustrated with maps, charts, and historical prints ... To which is added, an appendix containing the journal of a voyage to the North Pole, by the Hon. Commodore Phipps and Captain Lutwidge."

Vol. 1-2 dated 1774, 3-4 dated 1773.

"The first two volumes were compiled by David Henry; the third and fourth by another hand; to which, in 1775, Mr. Henry added a fifth, containing Capt. Cook's voyage in the Resolution; and in 1786, a sixth, containing the last voyage of Capt. Cook."--Halkett and Laing. The two last are usually not included in the set.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 31389.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG95-B134

OCLC:

85790199