John Clements Wickham (2 results)

Soft cover. 1st Edition. Volume VIII, parts I-III. Three issues, complete volume. First edition. Original wraps, pages partially uncut. Complete with all maps and inserts. Highlights include "An Account of the Recent Arctic Discoveries by Messrs. Dease and T. Simpson" and two articles on the third "Beagle" voyage under command of Captain Wickham. Moderate external wear. Internally clean and bright.…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Scarce large scale Hydrographic chart of Buccaneer Archipelago region, Western Australia, centred on the town of Broome, with insets at lower right of Lagrange Bay and Beagle Bay. First issued in 1883 with new edition in 1911 and minor corrections 1919. A note on the charts states; Caution The whole of the coasts of North-western Australia are as yet very imperfectly examined and charted ; and mariner are cautioned accordingly. From surveys conducted 1818 to 1910 by; King, Wickham and Stokes Archdeacon & Coghlan Moore & Pasco Collections: National Library Australia: Bib ID 6449144 (1954 issue) Image Size: 982mm x 645mm (38.6" x 25.4"). Paper Size: 1017mm x 677mm (40" x 26.6"). Condition: In good condition, with centre fold as issued. Technique: Engraving.…