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An account of the Pelew islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope ...

Title
An account of the Pelew islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope ... by George Keate ...
Author
Keate, George, 1729-1797.
Publication
London, Printed for G. Nicol, 1788.

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Additional Authors
Wilson, Henry, -1810.
Description
xxvii, [1], 378 p. front., plates, ports., fold. map, plan.; 30 1/2 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • "A vocabulary of the Pelew language": p. 365-378.
  • The Antelope packet was fitted out in England, by the Court of Directors of the East India Company, inthe summer of 1782, and was then generally understood to be going on some secret expedition.--cf. Monthly review, 1788, p. 109-121, 193-203.
  • For a review and account of the return voyage, cf. Gentleman's magazine, 1788, p. 629-631.
Call Number
8-BIH+ (Keate, G. Account of the Pelew Islands)
OCLC
  • 2204411
  • 23623192
Author
Keate, George, 1729-1797.
Title
An account of the Pelew islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope ... by George Keate ...
Imprint
London, Printed for G. Nicol, 1788.
Edition
First edition, with the list of "Errata" at the end.
Added Author
Wilson, Henry, -1810.
Research Call Number
8-BIH+ (Keate, G. Account of the Pelew Islands)
*KF+ 1788 (Keate, G. Account of the Pelew Islands (1st ed.))
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