Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Pacific Ocean; or, The Islands of the Australasian Seas, during the cruise of the Clipper Margaret Oakley, under Capt. Benjamin Morrell.

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Clearing up the mystery which has heretofore surrounded this famous expedition and containing a full account of the exploration of the Bidera, Papua, Banda, Mindoro, Sooloo and China Seas, the manners and customs of the inhabitants of the islands and a description of vast regions never before visited by civilized man. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1844. 8vo. Orig. blind embossed cloth with gilt illustrated spine. (372pp.). With frontispiece., 2 plates of which 1 is folded and numerous text-illusts. Fine copy. Rare. Note: The stay at Port Jackson is dealt with at pp.238-250. Ferguson 3844.