A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean / by James Burney, captain in the Royal Navy.
Alternate Title(s):
Voyages and discoveries in the South Sea
Published / Created:
London : Printed by Luke Hansard, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields and sold by G. and W. Nicol, booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall : G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster Row : J. Robson, New Bond-Street : T. Payne, Mew's-Gate : and Cadell and Davies, in the Strand, 1803-1817.
Physical Description:
5 volumes : illustrations ; 30 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsDU19 .B87 1803+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Spine title, on publisher's printed labels: Voyages and discoveries in the South Sea."Illustrated with charts."Imprints vary slightly.Maps engraved by Francis Sansom, J. Pickett, and John Russell. Other engravings by Edward Francis Burney.Pagination: v.1: [2], xii, [8], 391, [1] p., [5] folded leaves of plates; v.2: v, [11], 482, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates (some folded); v. 3: [10], 437, [1] p., [19] leaves of plates (some folded); v. 4: xviii, 580 p., [5] leaves of plates (some folded); v. 5: vii, [1], 178, [2], 179-337 [i.e. 237], [1] p., [4] leaves of plates (some folded).Signatures: v. 1: pi1 b⁴ c² d⁴ B-3D⁴; v. 2: a-b⁴ B-3P⁴ 3Q² (leaf 3Q2 blank); v. 3: pi1 a⁴ B-3I⁴ 3K⁴ (-3K4); v. 4: a-b⁴ c² (-c2) B-4D⁴ 4E²; v. 5: [A]⁴ B-Z⁴ 2A² 2B-2H⁴ 2I².Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 9387Ferguson no. 372Bagnall, 779National Maritime Museum, 49Includes bibliographical references and index (in v. 5).BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original blue paper covered boards. Untrimmed.
Contents:
pt. I. Commencing with an account of the earliest discovery of that sea by Europeans and terminating with the voyage of Sir Franicis Drake in 1579 -- pt. 2. 1579-1620 -- pt. 3. 1620-1688 -- pt. 4. To the year 1723, including a history of the buccaneers of America -- pt. 5. To the year 1764.
Subject Terms:
Oceania -- Discovery and exploration. | Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- European. | Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- American. | Discoveries in geography. | Voyages and travels -- History. | Buccaneers -- History.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1803-1817. | Maps.
Contributors:
Hansard, Luke, 1752–1828, printer. | Luke Hansard and Sons, printer. | Payne, Thomas, 1719–1799, publisher. | Robson, James, 1733–1806, publisher. | Murray, John, 1778–1843, publisher. | Russell, John, approximately 1750–1829, engraver. | Sansom, Francis, active 1784–1799, engraver. | Burney, Edward Francis, 1760–1848, engraver. | Pickett, J., engraver. | Cadell & Davies, publisher. | G. and W. Nicol (Firm), publisher. | G. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England), publisher. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, publisher. | Nornaville & Feel, publisher. | Wilkie and Robinson, publisher.