Author: NARBOROUGH, JOHN (1640-1688)
Title: An account of several voyages to the South and North
Description: Amsterdam : N. Israel New York : Da Capo Press 1969. Fine Facsimile Reprint. An exceptional copy with mylar-sleeved simile vellum. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective wrapping.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 207 pages; Physical desc.:xxix.207p : ill. (some fold). fold. maps ; 22cm. Notes: Facsimile reprint of : London 1694 ed. Series: Bibliotheca Australiana # 62. Subjects: Voyages and travels. Summary: This volume contains one of the earliest accounts in English of Tasman's voyage in 1642. during which New Zealand and Tasmania were discovered. Its other interest lies in the description of the passage through the Strait of Magellan which was used by later navigators. a.o. Bulkeley and Cummins with the Wager survivors.ISBN: 9060720075. Weight in Kg appr.:

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