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The Parsons collection : rare Pacific voyage books from the collection of David Parsons : part II, La Perouse to Wilkes

by Hordern House

The second part of this collection continues the history of Pacific discovery and exploration, featuring 156 items from the immediate post-Cook period to the mid-nineteenth century, spanning from La Perouse to Wilkes.

Accession 28260 ISBN 187556747X Publisher Hordern House
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