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Record ID 43530

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 12b

Cooks voy.

Borrowed: 1796/7/25 (Monday). Returned: 1796/8/24 (Wednesday). Returned?: 24-Aug.


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Alexander Drew
Gender: Male. Address: Newton Douglas.
Occupation (original): Merchant.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.


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James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a copious, ... abridgement of the Voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, ... Illustrated with cuts. In four volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
  
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6

Borrowed: 1796/7/25 (Monday). Returned: 1796/8/24 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Alexander Drew

Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779), Genre: Travel

Voyage to the Pacific Ocean

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6