A voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship the Dolphin, commanded by the honourable Commodore Byron
In which is contained, a faithful account of the several places, people, plants, animals, &c. seen on the voyage: and, among other particulars, a minute and exact description of the Streights of Magellan, and of the gigantic people called Patagonians. Together with an accurate account of seven islands lately discovered in the South Seas
by John Byron
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1767
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Though sometimes ascribed to John Byron, it has also been attributed to Charles Clerke who was made midshipman of the Dolphin in 1761. Cf. Dictionary of National Biography.
A French edition printed in Paris in the same year under title "Voyage autour du monde, fait en 1764 & 1765, sur le vaisseau de guerre anglois le Dauphin, commandé par le chef-d'escadre Byron" has been ascribed to Jean Baptiste Antoine Suard by Barbier.
Signatures: [A]² ([A]1 verso blank) B-2A⁴ 2B²
Errata: foot of p. 186.
Includes bookseller's advertisement on p. [1-2], 3rd count.
Engraved head piece; initial.
Includes three engravings signed J. Collyer sculp.: a frontispiece illustration with caption "A sailor giving a Patagonian woman some biscuit for her child", one bound to face p. 45 with caption "The commodore making presents to the Patagonians", and the last bound to face p. 130 with caption "A grove of stones with an altar of stones, supposed to be a place of worship"
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 9732.
English short title catalogue T27757.
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