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Book/Printed Material A narrative of the mutiny, on board His Majesty's ship Bounty

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Title

  • A narrative of the mutiny, on board His Majesty's ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies.

Names

  • Bligh, William, 1754-1817.
  • Nicol, G. (George), 1740?-1828, bookseller.
  • Bulkeley, Thomas James Bulkeley, Viscount, 1752-1822, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for G. Nichol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall, MDCCXC. [1790].

Headings

  • -  Bounty (Ship)--Travel
  • -  Bounty Mutiny, 1789--Personal narratives
  • -  Mutiny--Great Britain--History--18th century
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1769
  • -  English short title catalogue, T7185
  • -  LC copy has the bookplate of Thomas James, Lord Viscount Bulkeley.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-03-26 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-04-02 review
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-05 update (1 card)

Medium

  • iv, 88 p. plates, charts (part fold.) 32 x 25 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DU21 .B59 1790b

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 54001936

OCLC Number

  • 4544856

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Bligh, William, G Nicol, Thomas James Bulkeley Bulkeley, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A narrative of the mutiny, on board His Majesty's ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. [London, Printed for G. Nichol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall, MDCCX, 1790] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/54001936/.

APA citation style:

Bligh, W., Nicol, G., Bulkeley, T. J. B. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1790) A narrative of the mutiny, on board His Majesty's ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. [London, Printed for G. Nichol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall, MDCCX] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/54001936/.

MLA citation style:

Bligh, William, et al. A narrative of the mutiny, on board His Majesty's ship Bounty; and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship's boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. [London, Printed for G. Nichol, bookseller to His Majesty, Pall-Mall, MDCCX, 1790] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/54001936/>.