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A voyage round the world, in his Majesty's ship The Dolphin, commanded by the Honourable Comodore Byron : In which is contained a faithful Account of the several Places, People, Plants, Animals, etc. seen on the voyage: And, among other particulars, A minute and exact Description of the Straights of Magellan, and of the Gigantic People called Patagonians. Together with an accurate Account of Seven Islands lately discovered in the South Seas

Writer John Byron (1723-1786)
Classification Literatura informativa e de viagens
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Year of publication: 1767

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Inglês
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  • MORAES, Rubens Borba de. Bibliographia Brasiliana. Los Angeles: UCLA; Rio de Janeiro: Kosmos, 1983. 2 v.
  • Google Books. Banco de dados digital. Disponível em: https://books.google.com.br/.
Reference BYRON, John. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE DOLPHIN, COMMANDED BY THE HONOURABLE COMODORE BYRON: IN WHICH IS CONTAINED A FAITHFUL ACCOUNT OF THE SEVERAL PLACES, PEOPLE, PLANTS, ANIMALS, ETC. SEEN ON THE VOYAGE: AND, AMONG OTHER PARTICULARS, A MINUTE AND EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE STRAIGHTS OF MAGELLAN, AND OF THE GIGANTIC PEOPLE CALLED PATAGONIANS. TOGETHER WITH AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF SEVEN ISLANDS LATELY DISCOVERED IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Londres, Inglaterra: J. Newbery, 1767.

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