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Title: A voyage to Cochinchina in the years 1792 and 1793:
containing a general view of the valuable productions and the
political importance of this flourishing kingdom and also of such
European settlements as were visited on the voyage: with sketches
of the manners, character, and condition of their several
inhabitants: to which is annexed an account of a journey, made in
the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the
Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of
southern Africa to which Europeans have hitherto penetrated: the
facts and description taken from a manuscript journal with a chart
of the route.Author: Barrow, John, SirPublisher: Gale, Sabin
Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03867600CollectionID:
CTRG02-B88PublicationDate: 18060101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Includes "An account of a journey to Leetakoo" (p.
361]-437) taken from the Dutch ms. journal of Mr. Truter by Barrow.
Includes index.Collation: xviii, 447, 21] leaves of col. plates:
ill., maps (fold.); 28 cm
Title: The eventful history of the mutiny and piratical seizure of
H.M.S. Bounty: its cause and consequence.Author: Barrow, John,
SirPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph
Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana,
1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and
other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to
the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of
discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the
U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans,
slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana
offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01171800CollectionID:
CTRG93-B3943PublicationDate: 18310101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Half title: The eventful history of the mutiny of the
Bounty. Spine title: Mutiny of the Bounty. Attributed to Sir John
Barrow.Collation: xi, 356 p., 6] leaves of plates: ill.; 15 cm
Title: "Barrow's Travels in China." An investigation into the
origin and authenticity of the "facts and observations" related in
a work entitled "Travels in China, by J. Barrow" ... preceded by a
preliminary inquiry into the nature of the "powerful motive" of the
same author, and its influence on his duties at the Chinese
capital, as comptroller to the British Embassy in 1793.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This
collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and
documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also
included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of
trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and
the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Proudfoot, William
Jardine; Barrow, John Bart; 1861. 8 . 10056.bb.26.
Title: An Account of Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa,
in the years 1797 and 1798, including observations on the geology
& geography, the natural history ... and sketches of the
various tribes surrounding the Cape of Good Hope. To which is
annexed a description of the present state ... of that colony. With
a map constructed from actual observations made in the course of
the travels. With maps.]Publisher: British Library, Historical
Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the
United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British
Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes
material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture,
environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry,
mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Barrow, John Bart; 1801, 1804. 2 vol.; 4 . G.7184.; G.7185.
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