A voyage towards the North pole undertaken by His Majesty's command, 1773 . VOYAGE TOWARDS THE NORTH POLE UNDERTAKEN BY HIS MAJESTYS COMMAND BY CONSTANTINE JOHN PHIPPS LONDON; PRINTED BY W. BOWYER AND J. NICHOLS, FOR J. NOURSE, BOOKSELLER TO HIS MAJESTY, IN THE STRAND. MDCCLXXIV. T O THE KIN G. SIRE, S a Sea Officer addreffing Your Majestyon a profeilional fubje6t, I might juftly beaccufed of fmgular ingratitude did I not avail myfelf [ vi ] myfelf of this opportunity of reminding theWorld, that the Voyage to explore how farNavigation was praSicable towards the NorthPole, was undertaken at a P
A voyage towards the North pole undertaken by His Majesty's command, 1773 . VOYAGE TOWARDS THE NORTH POLE UNDERTAKEN BY HIS MAJESTYS COMMAND BY CONSTANTINE JOHN PHIPPS LONDON; PRINTED BY W. BOWYER AND J. NICHOLS, FOR J. NOURSE, BOOKSELLER TO HIS MAJESTY, IN THE STRAND. MDCCLXXIV. T O THE KIN G. SIRE, S a Sea Officer addreffing Your Majestyon a profeilional fubje6t, I might juftly beaccufed of fmgular ingratitude did I not avail myfelf [ vi ] myfelf of this opportunity of reminding theWorld, that the Voyage to explore how farNavigation was praSicable towards the NorthPole, was undertaken at a Period peculiarlydiftinguiftied by Your Majestys graciousAttention to Your Navy. In a Time of profound Peace YourMajesty, by a liberal Addition to the HalfPay of the Captains, relieved the Neceffitiesof many, and gratified the Ambition of all,at once demonftrating Your Majestys regardto their Welfare, and Remembrance of theirServices. The Armament which followed in a fewMonths, and Your Majestys Review of thatArmament which by the Difpatch of its Equipment [ vli ] Equipme
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