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Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, during the years 1843-46; employed surveying the islands of the Eastern Archipelago; accompanied by a brief vocabulary of the principal languages / by Captain Sir Edward Belcher ; With notes on the natural history of the islands, by Arthur Adams, assistant surgeon.

  • Edward Belcher
Date:
1848
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Credit: Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, during the years 1843-46; employed surveying the islands of the Eastern Archipelago; accompanied by a brief vocabulary of the principal languages / by Captain Sir Edward Belcher ; With notes on the natural history of the islands, by Arthur Adams, assistant surgeon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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