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London.
Hakluyt Society.
1981.
Trans and Ed. by John Dunmore, maps, black and white illustrations, x + 310pp, appendices, biblio, index, protected dustjacket, a good copy. "The St Jean-Baptiste expedition sailed at a crucial time in Pacific exploration. The voyages of Bougainville and Wallis had just ended, James Cook's first voyage had just begun. Jean-Francois-Marie de Surville entered the Pacific by way of the northern Philippines, made a landfall in the Solomons, sailed to New Zealand, where he narrowly missed encountering Cook's Endeavour, and crossed the southern Pacific to the coast of Peru where he met his death in an attempt to obtain help for his decimated crew." Hakluyt Society description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 4510)
Related Subject Areas:
Exploration
New Zealand
Pacific
Philippines
solomon islands
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