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Anson's Voyage Round the World
While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain's Pacific possessions, the voyage laid the basis for later scientific and survey expeditions by Captain Cook and others. Returning to Britain in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a circumnavigation, the voyage was notable for the capture of an Acapulco galleon but also considerable losses to disease with only 188 men of the original 1,854 surviving.Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson PC, FRS, RN (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762) was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War.
A Voyage Round the World
"In the annals of Britain's naval history Anson's voyage of 1740-4 holds a celebrated place. The first formal attempt by a naval expedition to circumnavigate the world, it affords a striking story of hardship, disaster, mutiny, and heroism. Only one of Anson's squadron, Centurion, returned to England with its mission accomplished... The authorized account of the voyage was published in 1748 under the name of Richard Walker, chaplain of the Centurion... In this edition the text is printed in full and is accompanied by notes containing information taken from other contemporary accounts of the voyage, or from documents in British and Spanish archives"-- Jacket flap.
A Voyage round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
This 1748 publication documents the extraordinary and lucrative circumnavigation accomplished by the British naval officer George Anson in 1740-4.
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years M, DCC, XL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson, Esq; Now Lord Anson, ... Compiled from His Papers and Materials, by Richard Walter, ... of 2; Volume 2
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-centur...
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years M, DCC, XL, I, II, III, IV, by George Anson, Esq; Now Lord Anson, ... Compiled from His Papers and Materials, by Richard Walter, ... of 2; Volume 1
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-centur...
