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An authentic narrative of the proceedings of the expedition under the command of Brigadier-Gen. Craufurd until its arrival at Monte Video : with an account of the operations against Buenos Ayres under the command of Lieut.-Gen. Whitelocke / by an Officer of the expedition.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Officer of the expedition (Argentina).
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Argentina--History--English Invasions, 1806-1807.
- Argentina.
- Buenos Aires (Argentina)--Description and travel.
- Buenos Aires (Argentina).
- Uruguay--History--To 1810.
- Uruguay.
- Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Description and travel.
- Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).
- Whitelocke, John, 1757-1833.
- Whitelocke, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 216 p., [4] fold. leaves of plates ) ill., map, plan ;
- Other Title:
- Authentic narrative of the proceedings of the expedition under the command of Brigadier-Gen. Craufurd until its arrival at Monte Video
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for the author, 1808 [i.e., 1807?] (G.E. Miles).
- Notes:
- Printer's statement from verso, t.p., and colophon.
- Probable (correct) date of publication (1807) from BM. This agrees with the fact that the section headed "Appendix" in the anonymously published work entitled " Buenos Ayres" (London, 1807) takes issue with the present work.
- Errata slip mounted on verso, t.p.
- Plates unnumbered; all four are dated: "London published Dec. [or: Decr.] 4. 1807 by J. [or: I.] Bell Oxford Street."
- Text divided into two parts: Pt. I. Voyage from Falmouth, England, to Monte Video, Uruguay, with stops at the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena (p. [1]-92); Pt. II. Military operations against Buenos Ayres (p. [93]-216).
- Reportedly based on documents held by libraries in Buenos Aires and by clergymen from the different missionaries employed over the continent. Cf. "Advertisement."
- Reproduction of original from Yale University Libraries.
- Sabin no. 9000.
- Cited in:
- RLIN, CTRG06-B392
- OCLC:
- 183095432
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