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Title:The prize of All The Oceans, The Triumph and Tragedy of Anson's Voyage Round The World
Price:GBP£13.00 (about USD$16.40)
Item ID:TP01-72616
Quantity:1
Publisher:Harper Collins, 1999
Edition:First
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:Fine
Dust Jacket:Fine
Harper Collins, 1999, Hardcover, Book Condition: Fine, Dust Jacket Condition: Fine, First

While Great Britain was fighting the War of Jenkins' Ear with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture the Pacific Ocean possessions of the Spanish Empire. Returning to Britain in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a circumnavigation of the globe, the voyage was notable for the capture of the Manila Galleon but also for horrific losses from disease with only 188 men of the original 1,854 surviving. An account of the voyage was published in 1748 which being widely read by the general public was a great commercial success and "is still esteemed as the story of a remarkable voyage extremely well told".[Previous owner's bookplate to title page Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Ships & the Sea;
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