The voyage of Captain John Narbrough to the Strait of Magellan and the South Sea in His Majesty's Ship Sweepstakes, 1669-1671 /

In 2009, after a public appeal, the British Library purchased a manuscript 'Booke,' which Captain Narbrough bought in 1666 and into which he subsequently entered his journals of his voyages and correspondence relating to them. The 'Booke' contains his own fair copy of the journal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Narbrough, John, Sir, 1640-1688 (Author)
Other Authors: Campbell, R. J. (Ship captain) (Editor), Bradley, Peter T., 1943- (Editor), Lorimer, Joyce (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge for the Hakluyt Society, [2018]
Series:Works issued by the Hakluyt Society ; 3rd ser., no. 33.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: The Prelude to Narbrough's Voyage
  • Part 2: Narbrough's Journal
  • Part 3: The Records of Nathaniel Peckett, Richard Williams and William Chambers
  • Part 4: A Declaration made by one Charles Henrique Clerck off the Proposalls made by the Royal Compania for trade, to his Majestie Anno 1663
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index.