A narrative of the shipwreck and distress suffer'd by Mr. Thomas Manson, of Lympson in Devon, and his ship's crew, near the coast of Newfoundland, in the year 1704

A first-hand account of the shipwreck of the Anne and the survival of some members of her crew. In 1704, the vessel, under Master Thomas Manson and laden with salt from Portugal, struck ice and sank off the coast of Newfoundland. A brief summary is given on the title page. "First briefly drawn...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Treby, Henry
Other Authors: Brice, Andrew, 1690-1773
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Printed by Andrew Brice 1724
Subjects:
Shipwrecks > Newfoundland and Labrador
Anne (Ship)
Icebergs
Sea ice > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
North Atlantic
Sea ice
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/37831
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Summary:A first-hand account of the shipwreck of the Anne and the survival of some members of her crew. In 1704, the vessel, under Master Thomas Manson and laden with salt from Portugal, struck ice and sank off the coast of Newfoundland. A brief summary is given on the title page. "First briefly drawn up by Henry Treby, one of the company, and improv'd and methodiz'd by A.B." -- Lacks binding; p. 45-46 missing. Catchword on p. 58 indicates that the document was originally longer. -- Reference: Sabin 96759.

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