[ANSON (George)] & THOMAS (Pascoe).

A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, and Round the Globe, in His Majesty's Ship the Centurion

Under the Command of Commodore George Anson… Together with some historical accounts of Chili, Peru, Mexico, and the empire of China. First edition. 8vo. Contemporary calf, worn, with front joint split and almost detached. Marginal worming at the bottom of the first 30 or so pages. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Good. [xvi], 347, 39pp. London, 1745.

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[ANSON (George)] & THOMAS (Pascoe).
A True and Impartial Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, and Round the Globe, in His Majesty's Ship the Centurion

Pascoe Thomas’s Journal precedes the official account of Anson’s voyage by three years. In addition to providing a detailed account of this important circumnavigation, the work also invcludes an appendix listing the treasure taken from the Nuestra Signora del Buono Carmella. Hill, 1693; Sabin, 95437.

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