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MURRAY, Thomas Boyles. Pitcairn: the island, the people, and the pastor. To which is added a short notice of the original settlement and present condition of Norfolk Island. 12th edition. London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, (1860).Sm.8vo. Original embossed cloth with gilt vignette on front cover, spine gilt (top of spine sl. damaged). With map, folding facsimile, 4 portraits and 12 plates. 414,(4) pp. First published in 1853. - The author recounts the voyage of the Bounty, the mutiny, Captain Bligh's voyage in an open boat, the voyage of the Pandora, and includes material on Peter Heywood, as well as describing Pitcairn and its inhabitants (Hill p.422). An exciting account of the legendary rebellion on board the ship Bounty that took place in 1789. After a long wandering, the mutineers finally discovered the uninhabited island of Pitcairn. It would be 18 years before their hideout was discovered. The first years on Pitcairn were marked by disease, violence, lawlessness and murder.Hill 1209; O'Reilly/Reitman 4306. [Boeknr.: 9720 ]