A voyage round the world in the years 1740-1744 by George Anson
- Title:
- A voyage round the world in the years 1740-1744 by George Anson
- Author:
- Walter, Richard, 1716?-1785, Anson, George Anson Baron, 1697-1762, and Purves, David Laing, 1838-1873
- Topic:
- Voyages around the world
- Subject:
- Baron, Anson, George Anson, 1697-1762
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 160 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. 19 cm.
- Publication Info:
- stk and Edinburgh
- Imprint:
- Edinburgh : W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1897
- Notes:
- Compiled by Richard Walter.
- About:
- This illustration, included in an abridgement from the original narrative, shows how the story shifted over time from a navigational treatise and political manifesto to an adventure story for boys. The older sailor fondly recounts the dedication and perseverance of Anson and his crew, and the young man listens attentively to a story that has lost its expediency and has passed into lore. John Barrow, Second Secretary to the Admiralty, said in 1839 that Anson’s was, “a voyage which, is still about the most delightful of any with which we are acquainted; and we believe, has sent more young fellows to sea, than even the renowned Robinson Crusoe.”* Other nineteenth century editions were also aimed at boys or printed as part of juvenile libraries. They seldom contained maps, due to their small, cheap format and the increased familiarity of readers with maps and the Pacific.
- Curated Label:
- “An Old Salt’s Yarn.” In Richard Walter, A voyage round the world in the years 1740-1744 by George Anson, edited from the original narrative, with notes, by D. Laing Purves. Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1897.