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Author Robertson, George (Master of HMS Dolphin)

Title The discovery of Tahiti : a journal of the second voyage of H.M.S. Dolphin round the world, under the command of Captain Wallis, R.N., in the years 1766, 1767 and 1768 / written by her master ; edited by Hugh Carrington.

Publication Info. London : Hakluyt Society, 1948.

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Description 1 online resource (li, 291 pages) : plates, portrait, maps (1 folded).
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Series Works issued by the Hakluyt Society. Second series ; no. XCVIII
Works issued by the Hakluyt Society. 2nd ser. ; no. 98.
Bibliography Includes "Select bibliography" (pages xv-xvii) and index.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Contents Cover; CONTENTS; PLATES; PLATES; MAPS; MAPS; FOREWORD; EDITOR'S PREFACE; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE ORIGIN AND PREPARATION OF THE VOYAGE; 2. COURSE AND RESULTS OF THE VOYAGE; 3. THE DOLPHIN AND HER CREW; II. A FRIGATE, SIXTH-RATE, 1757; III. TOBIAS FURNEAUX, SECOND LIEUTENANT OF THE DOLPHIN; 4. GEORGE ROBERTSON AND HIS JOURNAL; THE JOURNAL; I. THE ATLANTIC OCEAN; IV. A REPRESENTATION OF THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN COMMODORE BYRON AND THE PATAGONIANS; II. THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN; B. PART OF MAGELLAN STRAITS SHOWING ROBERTSON'S BOAT VOYAGE, JANUARY 1767.
C. part of magellan straits illustrating the dolphin's passage from january to april 1767iii. crossing the pacific; d. track of the dolphin amongst the tuamotu archipelago, june 1767; iv. tahiti discovered; v. a plan of king george's island or otaheite, by james cook; vi. a plan of royal or matavie bay in george's island, by james cook; v. towards 'old england'; appendices; a. the anchors; b. the rigging; c. dr knight's compass; d. anson's voyage; e. the falkland islands, byron and bougainville; f. carteret and h.m.s. swallow; g. davis land; h. the polynesian islands.
I. the introduction of venereal disease into tahitiindex; a; b; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; u; v; w; i. a view of port royal bay at george's island; a. the tracks of byron, anson and wallis in the pacific ocean.
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Subject Dolphin (Frigate)
Dolphin (Frigate)
Dolphin (Frigate)
Dolphin (Vaisseau)
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800.
Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800.
Voyages around the world.
Chronological Term Early works to 1800
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Robertson, George, master of H.M.S. Dolphin. Discovery of Tahiti. London : Hakluyt Society, 1948 (DLC) 49048614 (OCoLC)3544503
ISBN 9781409417033 (electronic book)
1409417034 (electronic book)
1409414647
9781409414643 (hardback)