Shipwrecks - Early works to 1800

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The shipwreck; or The adventures, love, and constancy, of paul and virginia , The two children of the cottages, who were reared in a sequestered valley of Port Louis, in the Isle of France; the history of their rural life and friendship, from their infancy: virginia's compulsive visit to her wealthy aunt beyond sea; her return, and miraculous preservation from a watery grave through the extraordinary exertions of a faithful negro, for whom she had formerly solicited a pardon of his cruel master; and at length her happy union with paul after the sufferings they both underwent for the love of each other. Newly translated from the French of Bernardin de st Pierre, by C.F. Barrett.
Saint Pierre, Bernardin de, 1737-1814.Date: 1800
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An account of the shipwreck and captivity of Mr. de Brisson . With a description of the deserts of Africa, from Senegal to Morocco. From his own observation, while harrasted from Place to Place by the vandering Arabs. Translated from the French, by the translator of Grosier's Description of China.
Brisson, Pierre-Raymond de, 1745-1820?.Date: [1790]
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An interesting narrative of the voyage, shipwreck, and extraordinary adventures of Mr. Drake Morris, merchant of London
Morris, DrakeDate: 1797
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True and surprising adventures, voyages, shipwreck and distresses, of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a French sea-captain, and a native of Bourdeaux . Translated by Mrs. Griffiths.
Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard, 1737-1812.Date: [1800?]
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The surprizing yet real and true voyages and adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud. A French sea-captain To which is added, The shipwreck. A sentimental and descriptive poem, in three cantos. By William Falconer, an English sailor. [Two lines of verse].
Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard, 1737-1812.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]