Title Captain Bligh's second chance : an eyewitness account of his return to the south seas / by George Tobin ; edited by Roy Schreiber

Published Sydney : UNSW Press Ltd., 2007

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Description vii, 184 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 24 cm Contents April-October 1791 -- November-December 1791 -- December 1791-March 1792 -- April 1792 -- April-May 1792 -- May-July 1792 -- The Tahitians -- July-Sept 1792 -- October 1792-August 1793 Summary This is the story of William Bligh's second and successful voyage to bring breadfruit trees from Tahiti to the West Indies in the year 1791, in the ship HMS Providence. The British Admiralty also gave him the assignment of mapping the treacherous Torres Straits between Australia and New Guinea on his way home Analysis Exploration & discovery (Australia) Maritime history Modern history (c 1788-1914) Notes Includes index Subject Bligh, William, 1754-1817. Tobin, George, 1768-1838. Tobin, George, 1768-1838 -- Diaries. Bligh, William, 1754-1817 -- Travel -- Oceania. Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century. Providence (Ship) Voyages around the world. SUBJECT Oceania -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093911 Oceania -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116418 Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007003814 -- Discovery and exploration -- British. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002239 Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007003814 -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008859 Oceania -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116418 -- British Oceania -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116418 -- Early works to 1800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001366 Oceania -- Description and travel http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093911 -- Early works to 1800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001366 Oceania -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116423 Genre/Form Diaries. History. Diaries. Author Schreiber, Roy E. ISBN 9780868408460 paperback

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