Bligh, William, 1754-1817, A narrative of the mutiny , MDCCXC [1790]
- Title(s):
- A narrative of the mutiny : on board His Majesty's Ship Bounty : and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat : from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies / written by Lieutenant William Bligh ; illustrated with charts.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for George Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall, MDCCXC [1790]
- Physical Description:
- iv, 88 pages, [4] leaves of plates ([3] folded) : maps ; 32 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsDU20 .B55 1790+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1167744
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Engravings by Mackenzie, William Harrison, and John Walker.
Reprinted in 1792 as chapters XIII-XVII of the author's Voyage to the South Sea. Later published in 1900 with title: The mutiny on board H.M.S. Bounty.
The frontispiece is a diagram of the Bounty's launch. The other plates are maps of the voyage.
English short title catalogue, T7185
BEIN: Uyf66 B6 +790b: Castle, Ethelinda Schaefer '08, bequest of.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary half niger morocco with beige linen boards. Bookplate: F.G. Coles. Autograph: Ann Ringson. One of the advance copies of Bligh's Voyage. Has bound with it: A voyage to the South Sea undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose of conveying the bread-fruit tree to the West Indies (London : Printed for G. Nicol, 1792). - Subject Terms:
- Bounty (Ship) -- Early works to 1800.Bounty, Mutiny, 1789 -- Early works to 1800.Christian, Fletcher, 1764-1793.Coles, F.G. -- Bookplate.Oceania -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- British -- Early works to 1800.Oceania -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration.Ringson, Ann -- AutographVoyages and travels -- 1700-1800.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- 1790.
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