A voyage to the South-Seas, in the years 1740-1. Containing, a faithful narrative of the loss of His Majesty's ship the the [!] Wager on a desolate island in the latitude 47 south, longitude 81:40 west
A voyage to the South-Seas, in the years 1740-1. Containing, a faithful narrative of the loss of His Majesty's ship the the [!] Wager on a desolate island in the latitude 47 south, longitude 81:40 west ...
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New in New jacket. A Voyage to the South Seas, in the Years 1740-1. Containing a Faithful Narrative of the Loss of His Majesty's Ship the the [Sic] Wager on a Desolate I (Paperback or Softback)
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Very good. 1st Edition. xx, 220pp. Small Octavo (approximately 19.7cm tall). Quarter tan calf and brown cloth boards, with marbled endpapers; Bookplate on front pastedown; page 188 part of text very light. Scarce. very good NMM-1 #115. "This book is one of the main accounts of the wreck of the Wager off the Southern coast of Chile after passing through the Strait of Magellan. The ship was part of Anson's fleet which was on it's way to harass the Spanish. The gunner, John Bulkeley, and the carpenter, John Cummins, conducted the mutinous part of the crew until they arrived safely in Rio de Janeiro." (Hill p.38-9)
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