Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H. M. Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster, F. R. S &c. By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Webster, W. H. B.

Published by London Richard Bentley 1834, 1834

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xi,[1],399; viii,398pp. Octavo. Two volumes. Modern rebinding in half dark brown calf with the original marbled boards and endpapers; two red morocco labels with five raised decorative bands and gold gilt lettering and decorations stamped to the spine. Red speckled edges. Map as frontispiece, as well as five engraved plates and one engraving within the text in the first volume; map(folding) also used as frontispiece in the second volume and an engraving in the text. Lacks the half-title page. Some rubbing along the edges of the boards; top edge of the text block darkened. Water stain to the plate facing p.385 in the first volume. Minor toning to some of the pages. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of both volumes; this copy belonged to Sir John Barrow. Occasional foxing, but mostly clean internally. Binding tight and an overall very good set. Rosove 344.A1; Howgego, 1800-1850, F16. Narrative of the voyage from the private journal of scientist William Henry Bayley Webster who served as surgeon onboard the sloop commissioned by the Admiralty under the command of English Captain Henry Foster (1796-1831), undertaken for the purpose of investigating scientific problems in navigation, meteorology and oceanography. This set belonged to Sir John Barrow who, as second secretary to the Admiralty (1804-45), promoted British exploration, official and semi-official, most notably of West Africa and the North Polar Region with attempts to find a north west passage from east to west through the Canadian Arctic. Barrow was also a founding member and key figure in the foundation of the Royal Geographical Society in 1830.

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• Title: Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H. M. Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Command of the Late Captain Henry Foster, F. R. S &c. By Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
• Publisher: London Richard Bentley 1834
• Publication Date: 1834
• Binding: Hardcover
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