A letter from a Russian sea-officer, to a person of distinction at the court of St. Petersburgh: : containing his remarks upon Mr. de l'Isle's chart and memoir, relative to the new discoveries northward and eastward from Kamtschatka. Together with some observations on that letter. By Arthur Dobbs, Esq; governor of North-Carolina. To which is added, Mr. de l'Isle's explanatory memoir on his chart published at Paris, and now translated from the original French
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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London :
printed for A. Linde, bookseller to Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales, in Catharine-Street, in the Strand; and sold by J. Robinson, in Ludgate-Street,
1754
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| Item Description: | Bookseller's advertisement, p. [1], 3rd group Engraved head and tail pieces; initials Signatures: [A]² B-F⁸ G² The parts by Arthur Dobbs and Joseph Nicolas de l'Isle have special half titles "A Letter From A Russian Sea-Officer" (p. [1]-33) has been ascribed to Gerard Fridrikh Miller by Lada-Mocarski; authorship has been erroneously attributed to Sven Larsson Waxell. The letter is a reply to: Explication de la carte des nouvelles découvertes / Joseph Nicolas de L'Isle. Paris, 1752, and a translation of: Lettre d'un de la marine russienne. Berlin, [1753] |
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| Physical Description: | [4], 83, [1] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo) |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London |