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Voyage de découvertes, a l'Océan Pacifique du nord, et autour du monde, dans lequel la côte nord-ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement relevée ...
by VANCOUVER, George
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- Hardcover
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1800 1ed Vancouver Voyage to North Pacific Canada Alaska Illustrated French
Rare first edition on the most important voyage of the North Pacific!
In 1791, Royal Navy officer George Vancouver set out on an expedition to North America's Pacific Northwest, exploring western Canada, Alaska, and parts of Northwest United States. The specifics of this voyage were published at the turn of the century, both in English and French, and is often considered to be the most accurate account of the Pacific Northwest. This 1800 first French edition includes impressive full-page views of Vancouver's discoveries, including an impressive engraving of Mount Rainier. Perhaps Cowan's perspective is the most telling:
"This work is superior to any of its kind, and constitutes the chiefest source of authority of that period."
According to Howes, of all modern expeditions to the Pacific, Vancouver's is one of the most important. In this work Vancouver also describes Alaskan and Canadian natives, nautical and astronomical wonders, and encounters with Spanish missions.
Per Hill,
"This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge."
Item number: #8754
Price: $1250
VANCOUVER, George
Voyage de découvertes, a l'Océan Pacifique du nord, et autour du monde, dans lequel la côte nord-ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement relevée ...
A Paris : De l'Imprimerie de la République, an VIII. [1800].
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – [2], xi, [1], 491, [1]
7 engraved plates
o Vol. II – [4], 516
5 engraved plates
o Wanting volume 3 and atlas tome
· References: Howes V 23; Sabin 98441; Zamorano Eighty 77; Streeter Sale 3497; Hill 1754; Cowan 655
· Language: French
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~11in X 8in (28cm x 20cm)
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- Title
- Voyage de découvertes, a l'Océan Pacifique du nord, et autour du monde, dans lequel la côte nord-ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement relevée ...
- Author
- VANCOUVER, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- De l'Imprimerie de la République
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1800
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1800 1ed Vancouver Voyage to North Pacific Canada Alaska Illustrated French rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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