Volume 1
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster.
- Georg Forster
- Date:
- 1777
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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