A narrative of the death of Captain James Cook. To which are added some particulars, concerning his life and character, and observations respecting the introduction of the venereal disease into the Sandwich Islands / By David Samwell, surgeon of the Discovery.

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A narrative of the death of Captain James Cook. To which are added some particulars, concerning his life and character, and observations respecting the introduction of the venereal disease into the Sandwich Islands / By David Samwell, surgeon of the Discovery.