A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavor Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, remarks on the preface / by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke.

Sydney Parkinson

Date:: 1784

Credit: A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavor Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, remarks on the preface / by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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