SHIPWRECKS AND DISASTERS AT SEA.

2127 PYRARD OF LAVAL. Voyage to the East Indies, Maldives, Moluccas, and Brazil (1601-11), translated and edited by Albert Gray, assisted by H. C. P. Bell, with maps and illustrations, 2 vols. in 3, 8vo, cloth (Hakluyt Society). 1887-90 £1 10s François Pyrard was wrecked on one of the Maldives in July, 1602, and remained in the islands till 1607, when he, with some of his surviving companions, succeeded in getting away. He afterwards visited Minicoy, the Laccadives, Calicut, Cochin, and Goa, which, as well as the islands, he describes most fully. 2128 JAMES. The Dangerous Voyage of Capt. THOMAS JAMES in his Intended Discovery of a N.-W. Passage into the South Sea [Edited by Rev. Wm. Watts], with map, second edition, 8vo, calf (scarce). 1740 £2 Capt. James sailed all round Hudson's Bay in 1631-32. The first edition of his Journal, dedicated to Charles I., by whose commaud the voyage was made, was published in 1633.

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James's Voyage, 1631-32, another edition (from Churchill's Collection), folio, boards. 1704 78 6d Mr. Ivor James, in his 'Source of The Ancient Mariner,"" says: "Once taken up, the book is not to be laid aside......I know of nothing like it in the whole range of the early literature of the sea......The narrative is one long thrilling description of a fearful struggle with the forces of Nature on unknown shores...... one of the most remarkable productions in the English language."

"The miseries indured, going, wintering, returning," render James's voyage "the most remarkable and perilous ever undertaken from which any considerable number of those engaged have escaped to tell the tale."

2130 "VIRGINIA MERCHANT." Narrative of the Perilous Voyage of Capt. NORWOOD and of the Sufferings of him and his Companions on a Desert Island on the Coast of North America, 1649-50 (from Churchill's Voyages), folio, boards. 1732

68 2131 HAMEL. Account of the Shipwreck of a Dutch Vessel on the Isle of Quelpaert, Corea, 1653 (from Churchill's Voyages), folio (pp. 26), boards. 1704 7s 6d 2132 TWO JOURNALS:"(1) Kept by Seven Sailers in Greenland, 1633-34, who died there; (2) Kept by Seven Sailers who winter'd in Spitzbergen, 1633-34 (from Churchill's Voyages), folio (pp. 64), boards. 1704

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2133 "SUSSEX." Narrative of the Whole Affair relating to the Ship Sussex (1738) from the Time she was Deserted by the Officers and part of the Crew till she was wrecked on the Bassas de India [Maldive Islands], by JOHN DEAN, 8vo, (pp. 24), half-calf. 1740 6s

2134 FALCONER. The Shipwreck: a Poem, by WM. FALCONER (1762), with Notes and a Life of the Author, by J. STANIER CLARKE, 4 plates and 6 vignettes, engraved by FITTLER, from paintings by N. Pocock, royal 8vo, half-morocco. 1811 58

Plates foxed.

2135 WAGER." Voyage to the South Seas, 1740-41, containing a Paltofal Narrative of the Loss of H.M.S. Wager" on a Desolate Ix.aod 47′ 8., 81° 40′ W. With the Hardships endured there Five Months, their coasting Patagonia, Passage through the Straights of Magelian; of their Manner of Living: Arrival in Brazil, after sailing one thousand leagues in a Long-Boat; Passage from Rio Janeiro to Lisbon and Keturn Home, by John Bulkeley and John Cummins, 8vo, calf. 173 £1 1s

2136

Narrative of the Dangers and Distresses which befel ISAAC MORRIS, and Seven More of the Crew belonging to the "Wager," serving as a Supplement to Mr. Bulkeley's Journal and Campbell's Narrative, and Lord Anson's Voyage, 8vo (pp. 87), half calf. (1751, (rare)

£2 10s

2137 - Narrative of a Voyage to the South Seas and of the Sufferings of himself and Companions on the Coast of Patagonia, 1740-46, and Lows of H.M.S. "Wager" [one of Anson's Squadron], by Commodore BYRON, 8vo, calf. 1768 58

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2138 LITCHFIELD." A Narrative of the Loss of H.M.S. "Litchfield," Capt. Barton, on the Coast of Africa, and Sufferings of the Crew in their Slavery under the Emperor of Morocco, by Lieut. JAMES SUTHERLAND, new edition, 8vo (pp. iv-80), half-calf. 1768 98* The "Litchfield" was one of the vessels in Keppel's squadron for the reduction of Goree, 1758.

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ST. LAWRENCE." Narrative of a Shipwreck on the Island of Cape Breton, in a Voyage from Quebec, 1780, by S. W. PRENTIES, Ensign 84th Regt., third edition, 12mo, calf, gilt edges (Zaehnsdorf). 1783 (rare) £1 16s Describes the experiences of part of a crew and passengers, seventeen in number, who, being cast away upon the island of Cape Breton in the depth of winter, made their way to Halifax, after four months' sufferings and privations. 2140

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The Departure of Ensign Prentice and Five others from their Shipwrecked Companions in the Depth of Winter, 1781, engraved by Pollard from the Painting by Smirke, 22 in. by 17 in. 1784 £1 2141 "CENTAUR." Narrative of the Loss of H.M.S. Centaur," convoying French Vessels and Merchantmen from the West Indies, by Capt. Inglefield, 8vo (pp. 40), half-calf. 1783 68 2142 "SWIFT." An Account of the Loss of H.M.S. "Swift," Capt. Farmer, in Port Desire, Patagonia, 13th March, 1770, and of Succeeding Events, map, 8vo (pp. 50), half-calf. [1804]

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Account of the taking possession of the Falklands by three Spanish frigates, July, 1770. The author also says that he was at Port Desire and at the Falklands with Commodore Byron in 1764-65, when these islands were taken by the British. 2143 DEAL CASTLE." Account of the Loss of H.M. Ship "Deal Castle," commanded by Capt. James Hawkins, off the Island of Porto Rico in 1780, 8vo (pp. 48), half-calf. 1787 68 6d 2111 "GROSVENOR." Account of the Loss of the “ Grosvenor," Indiaman, Capt. John Coxon, on the Coast of Caffraria, 4th August, 1782, by Alexander Dalrymple, 8vo (pp. 48), half-calf. 1783 Narrative of the Loss of the "Grosvenor "......with 4 plates by GEORGE CARTER, portrait painter, passenger by the Vessel, 8vo, half-calf.

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2146 "ANTELOPE."

Account of the Pelew Islands in the N. W. Pacific, from the Journals and Communications of Capt. HENRY WILSON and his Officers, who were there shipwrecked in the "Antelope" in 1783, by GEORGE KEATE, charts and plates, royal 4to, half-calf. 1788 98 Contains portraits of Capt. Wilson, Abba Thule, King of the Pelew Islands, and of Prince Lee Boo, his son, with anecdotes of the latter, who visited England and diedthere.

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Account of the Pelew Islands, Fourth Edition, map and portraits of Capt. Wilson and P. Lee Boo, 8vo, calf. 1789 3s 6d 2148 BRISSON (M. de) Account of his Shipwreck and Captivity, containing Description of the African Desert, from Senegal to Morocco, from the French, 8vo, half-cloth. 3s 2149 SAUGNIER AND BRISSON. Voyages to West Coast of Africa, Shipwrecks, and Subsequent Slavery in Morocco, with interesting Details of the Arabs of the Desert, and of the Slave Trade, 1 vol. 8vo, half-calf.

1792

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2150 "HALSEWELL." Circumstantial Narrative of her Loss at Seacombe in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorsetshire, 6th January, 1786, 12mo (pp. 80), boards. 1791 48

2151 "GUARDIAN.”

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Journal of the Proceedings on Board H.M.S. Guardian," commanded by Lieut. EDWARD RIOU, bound to Botany Bay, from 22nd December, 1789, to 15th January, 1790, with copies of Lieut. Riou's Letters, 8vo (pp. 45), half-calf 2152 "PANDORA." Voyage Round the World in the "Pandora," Capt. Edwards, 1790-92, with the Discoveries made in the South Seas, and the many Distresses experienced by the Crew from Shipwreck and Famine in a Voyage of 1,100 miles in open boats, between Torres Strait and Timor, by George Hamilton, Surgeon, R.N., 8vo, half-calf. Berwick, 1793 (rare) £2 10s The "Pandora" was sent out to bring home the mutineers of the "Bounty." Several were found, but of these some were drowned in the wreck.

See also Heywood (Capt. Peter) Memoir, 1832.

2153 "WINTERTON." Narrative of the Loss of the "Winterton," on the Coast of Madagascar, August, 1792, with Account of the Natives, and Extracts from Journal of Mr. Dale, by A Passenger [Mr. BUCHAN, of Kelloe], Svo, calf. Edinburgh, 1820

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Narrative of the Loss of the "Winterton" on a Reef near Madagascar, August 20, 1792, 12mo, boards. [1821 ?] 28 6d 2155 VAUGHAN. Narrative of Capt. DAVID WOODARD and Four Seamen; their Sufferings and Captivity among the Malays of Celebes (17931795), with other Narratives of Escape from Shipwreck, &c., by Wm. Vaughan, portrait and 3 plates, 8vo, half-calf. 1804 68 Among the additional narratives is that of the escape of Carter, Shaw, and Haskett, from natives of Tate's Island, Torres Straits, in 1793.

2156 "JUNO." Narrative of the Shipwreck of the " Juno on the Coast of Aracan (June 1, 1795), and Preservation of Fourteen of her Company without Food, Twenty-three Days, by Wм. MACKAY, 8vo (pp. viii-62). 1798

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2157 "CATHErine," "venUS," "PIEDMONT," &c. Narrative of their Wreck near Weymouth, 18th Nov., 1795, by Charlotte Smith, 8vo (pp. 48), half-calf. 1796

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"PORPOISE," Shipwreck of, 1803. See FLINDERS's Voyage, above, p. 194.

2158 "LADY HOBART." Narrative of the Loss of H.M. Packet the "Lady Hobart" on an Island of Ice in the Atlantic Ocean, 28th June, 1803, with Account of the Providential Escape of the Crew in Two Open Boats, by Com. Wм. DORSET FELLOWES, 8vo (pp. 46), half-calf

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The "Lady Hobart" and Perilous Position of her Crew after she had struck the Iceberg, aquatint engraving from the Painting by NIC. POCOCK, 25 in. by 18 in. 1804 £1 5s 2160 CLARKE. Naufragia, or Historical Memoirs of Shipwrecks and of the Providential Deliverance of Vessels, by Rev. James Stanier Clarke, plates, 2 vols. 12mo, calf. 1805-6 98 2161 "EARL OF ABERGAVENNY," East Indiaman, Narrative of her Loss off Portland, 5th Feb., 1805, 8vo (pp. 50). 1805 3s 2162 DUNCAN. The Mariner's Chronicle; Narratives of Shipwrecks, Fires, Famines, &c., by ARCH. DUNCAN, R.N., plates, 6 vols. 12mo, calf, 1801-8

£1 12s 2163 SHIPWRECKS ANd disasteRS AT SEA: Historical Narratives of the most noted Calamities and Providential Deliverances, 3 vols. 8vo, half-calf. Edinburgh, 1812

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The most comprehensive collection of this literature in the language. 2164 "MEDUSA." Voyage to Senegal in 1816, Shipwreck of the " Medusa," and Sufferings of the Crew, by J. B. Henry Savigny and Alex. Corréard, with Observations on Western Africa, Notes by M. Brédif, portrait of K. Zaide, and plan, 8vo, half-calf. 1818

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2165 “ALCESTE." Voyage of H.M.S. "Alceste" along the Coast of Corea to the Island of Lewchew, with Account of her Subsequent Shipwreck, by JOHN M LEOD, portrait and 5 coloured plates, 8vo, half-calf, gilt. 1818

2167 SHIPWRECKS.

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2166 "PRINCESS OF WALES," Voyage in, Shipwreck, and Two Years' Residence of her Crew on one of the Crozet Islands, 1821-22, with further Narrative of Eight Years' Residence in Van Diemen's Land, | 12mo, cloth. Exeter, 1843 3s 6d Nouvelle Histoire des Naufrages Anciens et Modernes par Ant. C[aillot], 12mo, half-bound. Paris, 1825 4s 2168 "KENT." Narrative of the Loss of the "Kent," East Indiaman, Capt. Cobh, in the Bay of Biscay, by Fire, March 1st, 1825, 8vo (pp. 32). Edinburgh, 1825 2s 6d 2169"FAVOURITE." Narrative of the Wreck of the "Favourite" at Desolation or Kerguelen Island, 1825, by JOHN NUNN, with Account of the Whale Fishery, &c., edited by Rev. W. B. Clarke, illustrated, 8vo, cloth. 1850

8s 6d