A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the Coast of North-West America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed.; Undertaken by His Majesty's Command, principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795, in the Discovery Sloop of War and Armed Tender Chatham
by Vancouver, Captain George
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: G.G. and J. Robinson; and J. Edwards, 1798. First edition. 4to. 28.5 x 22.5 cm. Three volumes, with 17 engraved plates and a chart, plus folio atlas containing 16 large plates. (432 text pages and 7 plates in Volume 1; 504 text pages, 4 plates and a chart in Volume II, 508 text pages, 6 plates in Volume III,) Bound in period style calf, spines elaborately tooled. Mild browning and spotting, mostly confined to the beginning of Vol I, usual offsetting to text pages from facing plates. Forbes 298; Hill 1753.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33008
- Title
- A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the Coast of North-West America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed.; Undertaken by His Majesty's Command, principally with a view to ascertain the existence of any navigable communication between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and performed in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795, in the Discovery Sloop of War and Armed Tender Chatham
- Author
- Vancouver, Captain George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G.G. and J. Robinson; and J. Edwards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1798
- Keywords
- , CANADA, , hawaii, CANADA
- Bookseller catalogs
- VOYAGES AND TRAVEL;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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