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Condition: Good. 8vo. 13 x 22,4 cm.I: xxii, 274pp.; II: x, 348pp.; III: xx, 232, [iv]pp. Original marbled wrappers, printed lettering label on spines of 2 volumes, lacks spine of one volume, housed in morocco-backed solander box .Rare - OCLC only lists one copy of the later German edition: 1067860712. Tipped in to each volume is a contemporary one page manuscript related to the work. 4 hand-colored costume plates, 4 folding engraved plates, 3 folding letterpress tables (one with short tear), [Mendelssohn I, pp. 432/3], Haarlem, Francois Bohn, 1802-3, .In 1791 Cornelius arrived in Cape Town with his frigate, where he met his future wife. At that time the Republic was at war with France. It was not until 1794 that Cornelius returned to get married. Because his wife quickly became pregnant, he had to return alone. During the trip he heard that the Republic was now at war with England again due to political complications (the patriots had come to power), but he managed to bring the fleet safely to Norway. He was given a year's leave to collect his wife and daughter. Six more children would be born in the Netherlands. As soon as he returned, he was given command of a ship in the squadron that had to repel the Russian-English fleet. Not all Dutch captains were pro-patriotic and some defected to the English. Cornelius had remained neutral but was still condemned by the High Council of the Sea and exiled. He settled with his family on the Duivenvoorde estate near Kleef. He wrote a number of travel stories here and started a publication to prove his innocence. After the Republic was annexed by France, Cornelius was allowed to return and the family settled in Vught. In 1814 he was rehabilitated. In 1815 the family left for The Hague, where Cornelius also held all kinds of administrative positions.