A voyage round the world : in the years M DCC XL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq ; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction.: By Richard Walter, M.A. Chaplain of his Majesty's Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. The Second Edition. With Charts of the Southern Part of South America, of Part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the Track of the Centurion round the World.
by Anson, George
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George Anson was a Royal Navy officer. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre during the War of the Austrian Succession. Anson went on to be First Lord of the Admiralty during the Seven Years' War. Among his reforms were the removal of corrupt defense contractors, improved medical care, submitting a revision of the Articles of War to Parliament to tighten discipline throughout the Navy, uniforms for commissioned officers, the transfer of the Marines from Army to Navy authority, and a system for rating ships according to their number of guns.
Notes: Hard. ¾ leather with tan cloth. Cloth and leather very nice. Maps and 43 plates included. Text ink bleeding onto various maps. Very nice copy. Collector's copy. 417p. Plus directions to the binder about plates. Pages recut when volume rebound. This was one of 1,000 copies produced for subscribers.
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- A voyage round the world : in the years M DCC XL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq ; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction.
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- Anson, George
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- 3/4 leather
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1
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- 2nd with plates and maps
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- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John and Paul Knapton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1748
- Pages
- 417
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Voyages around the world Discovery Exploration
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