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A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Title
A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV / by George Anson ... ; compiled from his papers and materials, by Richard Walter ... ; with charts of the southern part of South America, of part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the track of the Centurion round the world.
Edition
The seventh edition.
Published
London : Printed for John and Paul Knapton ..., 1753.
Physical Description
[24], 295, 304-548, [4] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : 4 maps ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Notes
With two final advertisement leaves ([4] p.).
Text continuous despite pagination.
"Lord Anson ... appears to have entrusted to Robins for revision the account of the voyage which had been compiled from the journals by ... Richard Walter. There has been considerable dispute as to whether Robins or Walter wrote the book ... It seems probably that Robins revised and edited the work"---DNB, v.48, p. 435.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
English short title catalogue, N45813
Subjects
Genre/Form
Travel literature - South America - 1741-1744.
Travel literature - Oceania - 1741-1744.
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