Observations and Remarks Made During a Voyage
by Mortimer, George
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Fairfield: Ye Galleon Press, 1988. 71pp. Quarto [26 cm] Light blue cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Very good. Map endsheets and pastedowns. "Though the following Voyage was chiefly undertaken from motives of curiosity by Mr. Cox, the fur trade in the North West Coast of America was its ultimate object; and for this purpose, a fine new copper-bottomed vessel called the Mercury, of one hundred and fifty-two tons burden, was built by that ingenious naval architect Mr. Staukaart, of Deptford." - from the Introduction (p.v.).
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- Bookseller
- Tschanz Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3724
- Title
- Observations and Remarks Made During a Voyage
- Author
- Mortimer, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ye Galleon Press
- Place of Publication
- Fairfield
- Date Published
- 1988
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