Works, Volume 98Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... material for three books on British exploration of the Pacific and the rise of Britain to supremacy on all the seas during the second half of the eighteenth century . The manuscripts of two of these , Cook's Lieutenants and Pacific ...
... material for three books on British exploration of the Pacific and the rise of Britain to supremacy on all the seas during the second half of the eighteenth century . The manuscripts of two of these , Cook's Lieutenants and Pacific ...
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... material has been found . George Pinnock's sketch of the Dolphin at anchor in Port Royal ( Matavai Bay ) , Tahiti , is the only first - hand representation of this famous ship . Of the individuals the only portrait known is that of ...
... material has been found . George Pinnock's sketch of the Dolphin at anchor in Port Royal ( Matavai Bay ) , Tahiti , is the only first - hand representation of this famous ship . Of the individuals the only portrait known is that of ...
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... material for the printed account , obtained the Journal from Robertson , and Hawkesworth , when he had finished his work , handed the whole of his material back to the Admiralty . The clue will be found most probably in the fact that ...
... material for the printed account , obtained the Journal from Robertson , and Hawkesworth , when he had finished his work , handed the whole of his material back to the Admiralty . The clue will be found most probably in the fact that ...
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