Melbourne, and the Chincha Islands; with Sketches of Lima, and a Voyage round the World.
- Singerman ID
- supp1455
- Year
- 1854
- Entry
- Peck, George Washington. Melbourne, and the Chincha Islands; with Sketches of Lima, and a Voyage round the World. New-York: Charles Scribner, 1854. 294 p.
- Author/Editor
- Peck, George Washington
- Location
- New York, NY
- Holdings
- In most academic libraries
- Title
- Melbourne, and the Chincha Islands; with Sketches of Lima, and a Voyage round the World.
- Language
- English
- Printer/Publisher
- Charles Scribner
- Notes
- See pp. 105-6 for the author’s unflattering account of the foreign Jews, perhaps as many as 10,000, swarming into Melbourne, Australia ("It is generally supposed that they hold it no sin to cheat Christians, and to crucify each individual believer in the cross, afresh").
- Collection
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Chronological File, 1676 to 1900
Part of Melbourne, and the Chincha Islands; with Sketches of Lima, and a Voyage round the World.
Peck, George Washington, “Melbourne, and the Chincha Islands; with Sketches of Lima, and a Voyage round the World.”, Judaica Americana II, accessed September 16, 2024, https://judaicadhpenn.org/legacyprojects/s/singerman/item/51119