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The narrative of the Honourable John Byron
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The narrative of the Honourable John Byron : (commodore in a late expedition round the world) containing an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the coast of Patagonia, from the year 1740, till their arrival in England, 1746 : with a description of St. Jago de Chili, and the manners and customs of the inhabitants : also a relation of the loss of the Wager, man of war, one of Admiral Anson's squadron

Title Variants

Alternative: Honourable commodore John Byron's narrative

By

Byron, John, 1723-1786

Wale, Samuel, 1786 , ill
Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810 , engraver

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for S. Baker and G. Leigh ... and T. Davies, 1768

Notes

Frontispiece signed: S. Wale delin. C. Grignion sculp.

Signatures: AB-R[S]²(last leaf blank).

Cox, E.G. Travel, | II, p. 281

Sabin | 9730

Subjects

1723-1786 , Byron, John, , Chiloé (Chile) , Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) , Travel , Wager (Ship)

Call Number

F3146 .B989

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85338
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/45031786
OCLC: 3663954

 

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