A Chronological History of the Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean - - James Burney - Paperback Bog - Cambridge University Press - 2010 -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
James Burney (1750–1821) was an accomplished sailor best known for this monumental compilation of summaries of European voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean between 1492 and 1764, which were regarded as standard works for this subject during the nineteenth century. Volume 1 covers voyages between 1492 and 1574.