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An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour : drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq; / By John Hawkesworth, ... in three volumes. Illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known.
Terra australis cognita:, or, Voyages to the Terra australis, or southern hemisphere, during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries. : Containing an account of the manners of the people, and the productions of the countries, hitherto found in the southern latitudes; the advantages that may result from further discoveries on this great continent, and the methods of establishing colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain. : With a preface by the editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial questions are discussed.
A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, : the Endeavour. / Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, draughtsman to Joseph Banks, Esq. on his late expedition, with Dr. Solander, round the world. Embellished with views and designs, delineated by the author, and engraved by capital artists.
The history of the world, in five books. By Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt. The eleventh edition, printed from a copy revis'd by himself. To which is prefix'd, The life of the author, Newly compil'd, from materials more ample and authentick that have yet been publish'd; by Mr. Oldys. Also his Trial, with some Additions: Together with a new and more copious index to the whole work. In two volumes.
Memoirs of the life, writings, and amours of William Congreve, Esq; : interspersed with miscellaneous essays, letters, and characters written by him. : Also some very curious memoirs of Mr. Dryden and his family, with a character of him and his writings by Mr. Congreve. / Compiled from their respective originals, by Charles Wilson, Esq; ...
A catalogue of the different specimens of cloth collected in the three voyages of Captain Cook, to the southern hemisphere; [electronic resource] : with a particular account of the manner of manufacturing the same in the various islands of the south seas ; partly extracted from Mr. Anderson and Reinhold Forster's observations, and the verbal account of some of the most knowing of the navigators : with some anecdotes that happened to them among the natives.
The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England: : together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches: and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons.
Picturesque views on the Upper, or Warwickshire Avon, from its source at Naseby to its junction with the Severn at Tewkesbury: with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art in its vicinity. / By Samuel Ireland, Author of ``a Picturesque Tour through Holland, Brabant, and Part of France;'' and of ``picturesque Views on the Rivers Thames, Medway,'' &c.