Facsimile reprint of the 1798 original. No. 36 in the Bibliotheca Australiana series. (2), IV, XVIII, 180 PP, plus 1 portrait of Sir Philip Stephens and 9 folded plates (2 coastal views, 6 maps & 1 of a physeter or spermaceti whale). Simile vellum, gilt title on blue vignette (front cover & spine), clear plastic protection (repaired at back). Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 26 x 20. Captain Colnett, on board the "Rattler" after rounding the Horn, visited the Galapagos and explored the coasts from Mexico to Chile and the off-lying islands.

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Title: A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND ROUND CAPE HORN INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, for the purpose of extending the Spermaceti Whale Fisheries.
Publisher: N. Israel. Amsterdam. .
Publication Date: 1968
Binding: Hardcover

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Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books
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