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GREGORY (WILLIAM) The Second Edition of a Visible Display of Divine Providence; or, the Journal of a Captured Missionary, Designated to the Southern Pacific Ocean, in the Southern Pacific Ocean, in the Second Voyage of the Ship Duff, Commanded by Captain Thomas Robson, Cap
Printed by J. Skirven, for, and sold by the Author. [1801]. Second Edition, corrected with additions, 1 folding map of Rio de la Plata (offset onto title), 6 engraved plates, some light foxing and browning to text and plates, half calf, hinges cracked, head of spine chipped. Originally published in parts in 1799, with the first edition in book form appearing in 1800. This edition contains a very interesting account of the second missionary voyage to the South Pacific, and of the capture of the ship Duff by Le Grand Buonaparte off Cape Frio in 1799. The author was one of the missionaries, and relates the various hardships endured as well as providing a description of Rio de la Plata and its people. This second edition also includes an appendix of the author's tour of Northern Ireland in the summer of 1800. Copac list copies at the the Bodleian & School of Oriental and African Studies only; Not in Hill’s Pacific Voyages; Sabin 28746.
Offered for GBP 375.00 = appr. US$ 613.50 by: Forest Books - Book number: 25904
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