Terra Australis Cognita: or, Voyages to the Terra Australis or Southern Hemisphere, during the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Containing an account of the manners of the people, and the productions of the Countries [.]
by Callander, John
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About This Item
1766. Book. Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 volume set. vi,2,viii,516; [4],692; [2],iv,745pp., original maps missing, volumes I and II have facsimiles of the maps, no map in volume III. Ex-General Assembly Library New Zealand with a small gilt stamp on spine and a larger one on the front cover. Front cover vol. I starting, front cover vol. III detached. Important collection of voyages published before Captain Cook's voyages. 41 relations of voyages, some for the first time in English..
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- Bookseller
- Tinakori Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6370
- Title
- Terra Australis Cognita: or, Voyages to the Terra Australis or Southern Hemisphere, during the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Containing an account of the manners of the people, and the productions of the Countries [.]
- Author
- Callander, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Date Published
- 1766
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MAGELLAN, DRAKE, DAMPIER, TASMAN, QUIROS, GAMBOA, ULLOA, NARBROUGH, FREZIER, ANSON,
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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