Voyage to Cochin China, in the years 1792 and 1793: containing a general view of the productions and political importance of this kingdom; also of suc

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SKU: 9781241517533
Author: Barrow, John
Publication Date: 03/27/2011
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
Binding: Paperback
Media: Book
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Title: A Voyage to Cochin China, in the years 1792, and 1793: containing a general view of the productions, and political importance of this kingdom; and also of such European settlements as were visited on the voyage, with sketches of the manners, character, and condition of their inhabitants. To which is annexed an account of a journey, made in the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation … from a manuscript journal [by – Truter] with a chart of the route, etc.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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British Library
Barrow, John;
1806.
2 pt. xviii. 447 p.; 4°.
W 2297