A Voyage Round the World Containing an Account of Captain Dampier's Expedition into the South-Seas in the Ship St. George in the Years 1703 and 1704
Amsterdam and New York: N. Israel and Da Capo Press, (1969). Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. 300. Simulated vellum binding with the original clear protective cover. Fine / Fine. Item #702
Facsimile of the exceedingly rare first edition, London 1707. Funnell was Dampier's mate. The effort of their voyage was to harass the Spaniards. According to the Hill Collection citation, Funnell's "narrative contained much that was disapproved by Captain Dampier, who immediately after published a "Vindication of His Voyage." " That, in turn, prompted John Welbe, midshipman, to publish a tract exposing Dampier's cruel treatment of his crew. This is the publisher's Bibliotheca Australiana # 57. See Hill I, p. 117.
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