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Cooke, Edward
A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World, Perform'd in the Years 1708-11. By the Ships Duke and Dutchess of Bristol. Containing a Journal of All Memorable Transactions (Etc.). A Description of the American Coasts, from Tierra Del Fuego to California
Amsterdam / New York Nico Israel / Da Capo 1971, Facsimile Reprint of 1712 London Edition. (Hardcover issued without dust jacket) 808pp. As new. Octavo in 2 volumes (22.5 x 14 cm.) with 30 maps, plates and tables. Bound in simulated vellum. Edward Cooke was the second captain on board the Dutchess, on a richly rewarding buccaneering expedition round the world. It is generally supposed that de Foe took his 'Robinson Crusoe' from the account of Alex. Selkirk. The second half of Volume 52 contains sailing directions for the American coasts. Series: Bibliotheca Australiana51-52.
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