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Anson, George (compiled by Richard Walter) - Voyage autour du monde, fait dans les annees MDCCXL,I,II,III,IV
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| Schrijver: | Anson, George (compiled by Richard Walter) |
| Titel: | Voyage autour du monde, fait dans les annees MDCCXL,I,II,III,IV |
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| Uitgever: | Arkstee et Merkus, Amsterdam and Leipzig 1749, first French edition |
| Bijzonderheid: | 4to, full leather with coat of arms in gold, rubbed, joints and spine ends repaired, marbled endpapers. Half-title, title, dedication Henri XI Reuss, xvi, 334 pages with 34 (32 folding) plates, maps and charts, complete as stated in the binders instr |
| Prijs: | € 2400,00 |
| Meer info | "par George Anson, presentement Lord Anson, commandant en chef d'une escadre envoyee par sa majesté Brittannique dans la Mer du Sud." Inside some browning and show through. Very nice copy. Famous for the many engraved charts and views it contains, but also for the thrilling chronicling adventure and discovery as Anson roamed the Pacific Ocean in pursuit of Spanish treasure, at which he was at last very successful, capturing in 1743 the Manila galleon with a treasure of 400,000 British Pounds Sterling, returning to England a rich and famous man. "This compilation has long occupied a distinguished position as a masterpiece of descriptive travel. Anson's voyage appears to have been the most popular book of maritime adventure in the eighteenth century." Cox notes that four editions came out in the first year of publication and that 16 had been issued by 1781. He also comments on the "famous and unfortunate" nature of the expedition, with seven of the original eight ships that set out being lost rounding Cape Horn and on the coast of Chile, and more than two thirds of the 900 men that set out from England perishing. |
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