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10 - [TRAVEL] ANSON, George. Voyage around the world, made in the…
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[TRAVEL] ANSON, George. Voyage around the world, made in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. In the South Sea. Amsterdam, Leipzig, Arkstrée & Merkus, 1751. 1 vol. in-4. Full tan speckled calf, triple gilt fillet, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece, speckled edges. "Taken from the journals and papers of this lord, Lord Anson, commander-in-chief of a squadron sent by his British majesty to the South Sea, & published by Richard Walter, master of arts & chaplain to the Centurion on this expedition. Title vignette, header. Second edition of the French translation, illustrated with 35 folding maps and plates in intaglio. Some foxing and browning in the text. Hardback: Voyage à la mer du Sud, fait par quelques officiers commandants le vaisseau le Wager: pour servir de suite au Voyage de Georges Anson. Lyon, Frères Duplain, 1756. [2]ff title, XVIff, 185pp, XIIIpp, [1]p. One engraved title vignette and header. Translated by Abbé Rivers and retouched by Abbé Laugier. An account of the wreck of the vessel Wager, one of the ships in Mr Anson's squadron, while passing through Le Maire Strait. First edition of the French translation of this supplement to Anson's voyage to South America. It complements and qualifies Anson's famous Voyage autour du monde, to which it explicitly serves as a sequel.
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