The journal of a voyage undertaken by order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries towards the North Pole, by the Hon. Commodore Phipps, and Captain Lutwidge
Subtitle: In His Majesty's Sloops Racehorse And Carcase. To which is prefixed, an account of the several voyages undertaken for the discovery of a north-east passage to China and Japan
Contributors: Mulgrave, Constantine John Phipps, Baron, 1744-1792; Bowen, Thomas, -1790, engraver; Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792, engraver; Newbery, Francis, -1780, bookseller; Francis Longe Collection (Library of Congress)
Series: [Longe, F. Collection of plays -- v. 15, no. 6]
Publisher: Printed for F. Newbery, at the Corner of St. Paul's Church Yard
Published: 1774
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Early works to 1800; Description and travel
Other titles: Plays.
Notes: Journal kept by someone on the "Carcase" (cf. p. 93). Reprinted in David Henry's "Historical account of all the voyages round the world," London, 1773-74, vol. 1, under the caption title: Journal of a voyage to discover the North East Passage.

Maps on folded leaves of plates. First engraved map (frontispiece): "Spitsbergen of New Greenland" signed: "Tho.s Bowen, sculp.t". Second engraved map between pages 40-41: "A map of the icy sea in which the several communications with the land waters and other new discoveries are exhibited" signed "J. Gibson, sculp.". Engraved illustration between page 80-81 has caption "A view of the whale fishery" not signed.

Signatures: [A]1 B-Q⁴ (Q4 blank).

LC copy is the sixth title in volume with binder's title: Plays. No. 15.

ESTC T131454

A digital reproduction of the copy of this title found in the British Library is available from Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)