Title A Missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean : performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798 in the ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson / compiled from journals of the officers and the missionaries ; and illustrated with maps, charts and views drawn by William Wilson... . With a preliminary discourse on the geography and history of the South Sea Islands...

Published London : Printed for T. Chapman by T. Gillet, 1799

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ADPML SPC	919.6 Wil/Mvt		LIB USE ONLY

Description c, 395 pages, 13 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, charts, maps ; 29 cm Series Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK3716 ANL Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK4119 ANL Notes National Library of Australia's FRM F301, NL (Parliament) copy half bound with marbled boards; accessioned 11 AUG 1904, 6149. ANL National Library of Australia's FRM F301, NL (Petherick) copy fully rebound with all marbled edges and endpapers. ANL National Library of Australia's NK3716 copy in full leather; bears the bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1799/3). ANL National Library of Australia's NK4119 copy untrimmed and quarter bound in blue cloth with green leather spine; bears the ex-libris bookplate of Philip Cosse inside front cover, and that of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1799/4) on free endpaper. ANL The body of the journal is the composition of chief mate William Wilson, from Captain James Wilson's papers, his own, and the missionaries' reports. The voyage was sponsored by the London Missionary Society Subject Duff (Ship) Missions -- Oceania. Missions -- Polynesia -- Early works to 1800. SUBJECT Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009591 -- Sources. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012007 Oceania -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093911 Polynesia -- Description and travel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116617 -- Early works to 1800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010013804 Polynesia -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116617 Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- Description and travel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117216 -- Early works to 1800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001366 Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- Description and travel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117216 -- Early works to 1800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010013804 Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117216 Author Gosse, Philip, 1879-1959, former owner. ANL Wilson, James, 1759 or 1760-1814. Wilson, William, 1762?-1800. London Missionary Society.

Other Titles The voyage of the Duff

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