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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460131903321

Autore

Robertson George (Master of HMS Dolphin)

Titolo

The discovery of Tahiti : a journal of the second voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin round the world, under the command of Captain Wallis, R.N., in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 / / written by her Master, George Robertson ; edited by Hugh Carrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-317-03565-8

1-315-61556-8

1-283-11538-7

9786613115386

1-4094-1703-4

Descrizione fisica

li, 291 p., 5 p. of plates : ill., port., maps

Collana

Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; ; 2nd ser., no. 98

Disciplina

910.4

Soggetti

Voyages around the world

Electronic books.

Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) Discovery and exploration Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. xv-xvii) and index.

Nota di contenuto

I. The Atlantic Ocean -- II. The Straits of Magellan -- III. Crossing the Pacific -- IV. Tahiti discovered -- V. Towards 'Old England'.