Australasia. Comprising: Voyage of Francis Pelsart to Australasia; The Voyage of Captain Abel Jansen Tasman; An Account of New Holland and the Adjacent Islands
by Pinkerton, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, 1811. Hardcover. Very good. Disbound from Pinkerton's Voyage, this is the Australasia section extracted. Includes the introduction by De Brosses, and the voyages of Francis Pelsart, Capt. Abel Jansen Tasman, and Capt. William Dampier; and a copper plate engraving, titled "Dory Harbour, New Guinea".
Small 4to, pp 421-498, copper engraved plate. Rebound blue buckram, gilt title at spine; some fox spotting to margins of engraved plate and offsetting to facing plate.
Small 4to, pp 421-498, copper engraved plate. Rebound blue buckram, gilt title at spine; some fox spotting to margins of engraved plate and offsetting to facing plate.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3735
- Title
- Australasia. Comprising: Voyage of Francis Pelsart to Australasia; The Voyage of Captain Abel Jansen Tasman; An Account of New Holland and the Adjacent Islands
- Author
- Pinkerton, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1811
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIA; NEW GUINEA; SOUTH PACIFIC;
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