PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). 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: John Stockdale, 1789. The first edition in the most desirable state, with the five handcolored ornithological plates. Portlock and Dixon’s voyage was the first commercial journey to the Pacific Northwest, chartered by the South Sea Company for the purpose of fur trading. After a long stopover in Hawaii, the expedition surveyed the Western coast of America and then sailed for China. The two captains had served together on Cook’s third voyage, and Portlock here includes many vivid details about that journey as well. Forbes 177; Hill 1376; Howes P-497; Lada-Mocarski 42; Sabin 64389; Streeter sale 3485; TPL 599. Quarto (301 x 232mm). Engraved frontispiece and 14 plates, 5 of which handcolored, with tissue guards; 6 engraved maps and plans (some spotting and offsetting). Contemporary tree calf, olive morocco spine label (rebacked with original backstrip and label laid down). Provenance : Frederick E. Ellis (bookplate) – Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers.
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). 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: John Stockdale, 1789. The first edition in the most desirable state, with the five handcolored ornithological plates. Portlock and Dixon’s voyage was the first commercial journey to the Pacific Northwest, chartered by the South Sea Company for the purpose of fur trading. After a long stopover in Hawaii, the expedition surveyed the Western coast of America and then sailed for China. The two captains had served together on Cook’s third voyage, and Portlock here includes many vivid details about that journey as well. Forbes 177; Hill 1376; Howes P-497; Lada-Mocarski 42; Sabin 64389; Streeter sale 3485; TPL 599. Quarto (301 x 232mm). Engraved frontispiece and 14 plates, 5 of which handcolored, with tissue guards; 6 engraved maps and plans (some spotting and offsetting). Contemporary tree calf, olive morocco spine label (rebacked with original backstrip and label laid down). Provenance : Frederick E. Ellis (bookplate) – Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers.
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