Pacific.- Shillibeer (Lt. John) A Narrative of the Briton's Voyage to Pitcairn's Island; including an Interesting Sketch of the Present State of the Brazils and of Spanish South Americia, second edition, 12 etched portraits and plates, 2 folding, one printed in sanguine, some light spotting, original boards, uncut, a little rubbed and soiled, corners bumped, [Ferguson 697; Hill 1563; Sabin 80484], 8vo, 1817. ⁂ The Briton set sail from England on New Year's Eve 1813, visiting Rio de Janeiro, St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope before arriving at Pitcairn in September 1814. "A very interesting narrative including some curious details regarding the mutiny of the Bounty, and the meeting with the last survivor, John Adams .." Hill. There is also a portrait of "Friday Fletcher October Christian", the son of Fletcher Christian and the first child born on the island to the mutineers, and views of Rio, Pitcairn and the island of Juan Fernandez. This second edition was issued the same year as the first which was published in Taunton.
Pacific.- Shillibeer (Lt. John) A Narrative of the Briton's Voyage to Pitcairn's Island; including an Interesting Sketch of the Present State of the Brazils and of Spanish South Americia, second edition, 12 etched portraits and plates, 2 folding, one printed in sanguine, some light spotting, original boards, uncut, a little rubbed and soiled, corners bumped, [Ferguson 697; Hill 1563; Sabin 80484], 8vo, 1817. ⁂ The Briton set sail from England on New Year's Eve 1813, visiting Rio de Janeiro, St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope before arriving at Pitcairn in September 1814. "A very interesting narrative including some curious details regarding the mutiny of the Bounty, and the meeting with the last survivor, John Adams .." Hill. There is also a portrait of "Friday Fletcher October Christian", the son of Fletcher Christian and the first child born on the island to the mutineers, and views of Rio, Pitcairn and the island of Juan Fernandez. This second edition was issued the same year as the first which was published in Taunton.
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