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Kerr, Robert (1755-1813)18
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The adventures of a civil engineer : fifty years on five continents

Burge, Charles Ormsby

1909

"A few of the incidents mentioned in this book have already been described in Dalgety's Review, the West London Observer, and in the Evening News of Sydney, New South Wales..."

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A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In six volumes. To which is prefixed, an introductory discourse (supposed to be written by the celebrated Mr. Locke) intitled, The whole history of navigation from its original to this time (v.1)

Churchill, Awnsham (1728); Churchill, John (fl. 1695); Osborne, Thomas (1767); Locke, John (1632-1704)

1744-1746

Dates of publication: 1-2: 1744; 3-4: 1745; 5-6: 1746. Each volume has its own contents list at the end, and there is a contents list to the whole work at the end of vol.6, also a general index. A l...

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A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In six volumes. To which is prefixed, an introductory discourse (supposed to be written by the celebrated Mr. Locke) intitled, The whole history of navigation from its original to this time (v.2)

Churchill, Awnsham (1728); Churchill, John (fl. 1695); Osborne, Thomas (1767); Locke, John (1632-1704)

1744-1746

Dates of publication: 1-2: 1744; 3-4: 1745; 5-6: 1746. Each volume has its own contents list at the end, and there is a contents list to the whole work at the end of vol.6, also a general index. A l...

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A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In six volumes. To which is prefixed, an introductory discourse (supposed to be written by the celebrated Mr. Locke) intitled, The whole history of navigation from its original to this time (v.3)

Churchill, Awnsham (1728); Churchill, John (fl. 1695); Osborne, Thomas (1767); Locke, John (1632-1704)

1744-1746

Dates of publication: 1-2: 1744; 3-4: 1745; 5-6: 1746. Each volume has its own contents list at the end, and there is a contents list to the whole work at the end of vol.6, also a general index. A l...

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A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In six volumes. To which is prefixed, an introductory discourse (supposed to be written by the celebrated Mr. Locke) intitled, The whole history of navigation from its original to this time (v.4)

Churchill, Awnsham (1728); Churchill, John (fl. 1695); Osborne, Thomas (1767); Locke, John (1632-1704)

1744-1746

Dates of publication: 1-2: 1744; 3-4: 1745; 5-6: 1746. Each volume has its own contents list at the end, and there is a contents list to the whole work at the end of vol.6, also a general index. A l...

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A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In six volumes. To which is prefixed, an introductory discourse (supposed to be written by the celebrated Mr. Locke) intitled, The whole history of navigation from its original to this time (v.5)

Churchill, Awnsham (1728); Churchill, John (fl. 1695); Osborne, Thomas (1767); Locke, John (1632-1704)

1744-1746

Dates of publication: 1-2: 1744; 3-4: 1745; 5-6: 1746. Each volume has its own contents list at the end, and there is a contents list to the whole work at the end of vol.6, also a general index. A l...

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A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English. In six volumes. To which is prefixed, an introductory discourse (supposed to be written by the celebrated Mr. Locke) intitled, The whole history of navigation from its original to this time (v.6)

Churchill, Awnsham (1728); Churchill, John (fl. 1695); Osborne, Thomas (1767); Locke, John (1632-1704)

1744-1746

Dates of publication: 1-2: 1744; 3-4: 1745; 5-6: 1746. Each volume has its own contents list at the end, and there is a contents list to the whole work at the end of vol.6, also a general index. A l...

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Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.1)

Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)

1625

Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...

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Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.2)

Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)

1625

Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...

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Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.3)

Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)

1625

Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...

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Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.4)

Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)

1625

Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...

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A General history and collection of voyages and travels : arranged in systematic order (v.1)

Kerr, Robert (1755-1813)

1811-24

Title on spine: Kerr's voyages & travels.

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