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Book/Printed Material The shipwreck and adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a native of Bourdeaux, and captain of a ship

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Title

  • The shipwreck and adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a native of Bourdeaux, and captain of a ship

Names

  • Viaud, Pierre.
  • Griffith, Elizabeth, 1727-1793.
  • Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard, 1737-1812.
  • Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for T. Davies ..., 1771.

Headings

  • -  Viaud, Pierre
  • -  Shipwrecks--Florida
  • -  Shipwreck survival

Notes

  • -  Translation of: Naufrage et aventures de Monsieur Pierre Viaud.
  • -  Formerly attributed to the editor of the French ed., Jean Gaspard Dubois-Fontanelle.
  • -  The shipwreck is supposed to have occurred on the coast of Florida, February 1766.
  • -  Signatures: A⁶ B-S⁸ T².
  • -  ESTC (RLIN) T138378
  • -  Sabin 21020
  • -  Kislak accession no.: 1996.042.00.0002
  • -  LAC knj 2019-06-27 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • xii, 276 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (engraving) ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G530 .D82 1771
  • G530 .D82 1771 Copy 2 Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 16020220

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Viaud, Pierre, Elizabeth Griffith, Jean Gaspard Dubois-Fontanelle, and Jay I. Kislak Collection. The shipwreck and adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a native of Bourdeaux, and captain of a ship. London: Printed for T. Davies, 1771. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/16020220/.

APA citation style:

Viaud, P., Griffith, E., Dubois-Fontanelle, J. G. & Jay I. Kislak Collection. (1771) The shipwreck and adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a native of Bourdeaux, and captain of a ship. London: Printed for T. Davies. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/16020220/.

MLA citation style:

Viaud, Pierre, et al. The shipwreck and adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, a native of Bourdeaux, and captain of a ship. London: Printed for T. Davies, 1771. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/16020220/>.