A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of Discovery; and of the early eastern navigations of the Russians

by James Burney

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First edition

Contemporary boards, repairs to joints and tips First edition of a scarce work of Pacific exploration, which includes a first-hand account of Cook's death. The present work, supplemental to Burney's great five-volume Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Seas published between 1803-1817 , concentrates on the discoveries and voyages made by all the main maritime nations in the North East Arctic regions, but also incorporates the author's earlier

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