DIXON, George (c.1755-1800, editor). A Voyage Round the World; But more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. London: George Goulding, 1789. 4° (281 x 225 mm). Half-title. Very large engraved folding map 'Chart of the North West Coast of America', 20 engraved plates and maps (7 folding), and one leaf of music entitled 'Indian Song as generally Sung by the Natives of Norfolk Sound previous to Commencing trade'. (Large map lightly creased, occasional variable spotting and offsetting, repair to marginal tear to Ss4.) Modern half calf over cloth-covered boards, marbled edges. Provenance : J. Stafford (contemporary ink ownership inscription on title). FIRST EDITION. The text is in the form of letters signed W[illiam] B[eresford] to a friend named Hamelin, with additions by Dixon, including the introduction, the sketch of the natural history, and the large map. Beresford was the supercargo aboard the Queen Charlotte , and both he and Dixon were charged with establishing a fur trade between the northwest American coast and China, disregarding the existing Russian fur trade in Alaska. Cox II, 27-28; Forbes 161; Hill 117; Howes D-365; Lada-Mocarski 43; Sabin 20364.
DIXON, George (c.1755-1800, editor). A Voyage Round the World; But more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon. London: George Goulding, 1789. 4° (281 x 225 mm). Half-title. Very large engraved folding map 'Chart of the North West Coast of America', 20 engraved plates and maps (7 folding), and one leaf of music entitled 'Indian Song as generally Sung by the Natives of Norfolk Sound previous to Commencing trade'. (Large map lightly creased, occasional variable spotting and offsetting, repair to marginal tear to Ss4.) Modern half calf over cloth-covered boards, marbled edges. Provenance : J. Stafford (contemporary ink ownership inscription on title). FIRST EDITION. The text is in the form of letters signed W[illiam] B[eresford] to a friend named Hamelin, with additions by Dixon, including the introduction, the sketch of the natural history, and the large map. Beresford was the supercargo aboard the Queen Charlotte , and both he and Dixon were charged with establishing a fur trade between the northwest American coast and China, disregarding the existing Russian fur trade in Alaska. Cox II, 27-28; Forbes 161; Hill 117; Howes D-365; Lada-Mocarski 43; Sabin 20364.
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