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English: Chart of part of the Feejee Islands, Explored by Captain James Wilson in the ship Duff. September 1797. Short breakdown of the journey here [1]. . Map of the northern part of the Lau group, mentions Three brothers, Duff's Reef, Vanua Mbalavu.
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A missionary voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798, in the ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson. Compiled from journals of the officers and the missionaries [chiefly by W. Wilson]. And illustrated with maps, charts, and views, drawn by Mr. William Wilson, and engraved by the most eminent artists : with a preliminary discourse on the geography and history of the South Sea Islands, and an appendix, including details never before published, of the natural and civil state of Otaheite

https://archive.org/stream/b28758110#page/n431/mode/2up
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Wilson, William, Chief Mate of the Ship Duff.

Wilson, James, 1759 or 1760-1814

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