Plates to Anson's voyage

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Title: Plates to Anson's voyage
Alternative Title: A voyage round the World, in the years MDCCXL,I,II,III,IV. By George Anson, Esq; commander in chief of a squadron of his majesty's ships, sent upon an expedition to the South-Seas. / Compiled from papers and other materials of the right honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction, by Richard Walter, M.A. chaplain of his majesty's ship the Centurion, in that expedition ...
Creator: Walter, Richard, 1716?-1785
Contributor: Anson, George Anson,--Baron,--1697-1762
Centurion (Ship)
Robins, Benjamin, 1707-1751
Published / Created: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]
Publication Place: London :
Publisher: Printed for the author; by John and Paul Knapton, in Ludgate-Street.,
Description: "Directions to the bookbinder" ... " : p. [2]-[3] at end.
Apparently compiled by Richard Walter and revised by Benjamin Robins (cf. Dictionary of National Biography, v. 48, p. 435).
BEIN Zc70 +748wa copy 2: Has plates in separate v. (61 cm.) shelved with call no.: 1984 Folio 22; this v. has printed t.p. ("Plates to Anson's voyage. London. MDCCXLVIII") and also includes an extra (?) mounted port. The v. of text (32 cm.) for copy 2 also includes an extra mounted port.
Errata, p. [22].
There are two known states: one state has press marks on p. 21, 29, 31; one state has none.
Extent: [34], 417, [3] p., [42] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps, plan ; 28 cm. (4to)
Language: English

Format: mixed material
Subject (Name): Anson, George Anson,--Baron,--1697-1762
Centurion (Ship)
Robins, Benjamin, 1707-1751
Subject (Topic): Voyages around the world

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Citation: Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, 3:865.
ESTC (RLIN) T89475
Moraes, R.B. de. Bib. Brasiliana, 1:32.
Sabin 101175.