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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  12
• Lot Description:
  Woodard, David. The Narrative of Captain David Woodard and Four Seamen
  who lost their ship while in a boat at sea, and surrendered themselves up to the Malays in the Island of Celebes. Octavo, with a plate and folding map, foxing, uncut in original boards, later respined. London, J. Johnson, 1804.
• Notes:
  First edition: very scarce. Woodard’s narrative of his shipwreck and capture by the Malays. An appendix includes accounts of other shipwrecks and maritime misadventure, as a warning to mariners, including the Bounty mutiny, the Antelope and Pandora wrecks, and the frightening experiences of the crew of the Shah Hormazier in Torres Strait. Ferguson, 399.
• Estimate:
  A$200 - 400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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