Journal Of A Voyage To The South-Seas
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Plastic binding protector has some tears along folds. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight binding, no loose pages.
Few accounts of eighteenth-century naval exploration carry the immediacy and raw authenticity of an eyewitness journal, and Pascoe Thomas's Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas stands as a rare and vivid testament to life aboard a British man-of-war during the age of discovery. Thomas, a schoolmaster who sailed with Commodore Anson's celebrated circumnavigation of the globe (1740–1744), chronicles the gruelling hardships, extraordinary encounters, and breathtaking seascapes encountered as the expedition pushed deep into the uncharted waters of the Pacific and beyond. Published as part of the prestigious Bibliotheca Australiana series — dedicated to preserving foundational texts of Pacific and Southern Hemisphere exploration — this facsimile reprint ensures that Thomas's irreplaceable narrative endures for future generations of scholars and adventurers alike. His prose is direct and unvarnished, presenting the brutal realities of scurvy, storm, and battle alongside moments of wonder at newly encountered lands and peoples. For those captivated by the Age of Sail or the literary tradition of maritime exploration, this account raises a compelling question: what does it truly mean to venture into the utterly unknown?
Author: Pascoe Thomas
Format: Hardback
Genre: Travel & exploration
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Plastic binding protector has some tears along folds. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Tight binding, no loose pages.
Few accounts of eighteenth-century naval exploration carry the immediacy and raw authenticity of an eyewitness journal, and Pascoe Thomas's Journal of a Voyage to the South-Seas stands as a rare and vivid testament to life aboard a British man-of-war during the age of discovery. Thomas, a schoolmaster who sailed with Commodore Anson's celebrated circumnavigation of the globe (1740–1744), chronicles the gruelling hardships, extraordinary encounters, and breathtaking seascapes encountered as the expedition pushed deep into the uncharted waters of the Pacific and beyond. Published as part of the prestigious Bibliotheca Australiana series — dedicated to preserving foundational texts of Pacific and Southern Hemisphere exploration — this facsimile reprint ensures that Thomas's irreplaceable narrative endures for future generations of scholars and adventurers alike. His prose is direct and unvarnished, presenting the brutal realities of scurvy, storm, and battle alongside moments of wonder at newly encountered lands and peoples. For those captivated by the Age of Sail or the literary tradition of maritime exploration, this account raises a compelling question: what does it truly mean to venture into the utterly unknown?