Book by John Hawkesworth, An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, Volume 1.
Volume 1 of a published book by John Hawkesworth that recounts significant voyages made by leading navigators, Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow and the Endeavour.
Record Details
| Item reference: | BLC/9 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | Volume 1 |
| Date made: | 1773 |
| Creator: | Belcher, Edward |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender |
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