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The Parsons collection : rare Pacific voyage books from the collection of David Parsons : part I, Dampier to Cook

by Hordern House

The first of two volumes, this illustrated catalogue details a major collection of Pacific voyages. It describes 295 items spanning the late seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, featuring accounts of key expeditions such as those of Cook, Bligh, and La Perouse.

Accession 28259 ISBN 1875567461 Publisher Hordern House
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