UREY F. LISIANSKY (1773-1837) A Voyage Round the World, in the years 1803, 4, 5, & 6; performed, by order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, Emperor of Russia, in the Ship Neva. London: S. Hamilton for John Booth and Longman, Hurst, Rees, 1814. 4° (270 x 202mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait, 8 hand-coloured maps, 3 folding, 2 hand-coloured aquatint views of Kodiak and Sitka, 3 engraved plates, dedication, list of officers. Contemporary [?French] morocco-backed boards, spine gilt in compartments, lettered in French in one (a little rubbed, superficial cracks on joints). VERY FINE COPY OF THE RARE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION by the commander of the Neva on Krusenstern's voyage around the world. Lisiansky had been given a different assignment to that of Krusenstern in the Nadeshda and so he alone called at Easter Island and remained longer in Hawaii, where he discovered the island that bears his name. His stay in Alaska was also longer and he spent a productive time recording his observations and trading for furs. At Sitka he became involved with Baranof's retaking of the Russian fort which had been overrun by the Tlingit Indians. From Kodiak he made straight for Canton with his furs and a hasty voyage to Kronstadt, arriving two months ahead of Krusenstern. Nonetheless, as Krusenstern commanded the expedition it is to him that credit goes for Russia's first circumnavigation. The excellent maps are from Lisiansky's own surveys and the superb views of Kodiak and Sitka are from his drawings. The English edition was translated from Russian by the author and contains his ship's log and vocabularies of the languages of the Marquesas, Hawaii, Kodiak, Unalaska, and Baranof [Sitka] in the appendix. Hill 1026; Sabin 41416; Arctic Bibliography 10209; Kropelien 740; cf. Lada-Mocarski 68 (Russian edition).
UREY F. LISIANSKY (1773-1837) A Voyage Round the World, in the years 1803, 4, 5, & 6; performed, by order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, Emperor of Russia, in the Ship Neva. London: S. Hamilton for John Booth and Longman, Hurst, Rees, 1814. 4° (270 x 202mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait, 8 hand-coloured maps, 3 folding, 2 hand-coloured aquatint views of Kodiak and Sitka, 3 engraved plates, dedication, list of officers. Contemporary [?French] morocco-backed boards, spine gilt in compartments, lettered in French in one (a little rubbed, superficial cracks on joints). VERY FINE COPY OF THE RARE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION by the commander of the Neva on Krusenstern's voyage around the world. Lisiansky had been given a different assignment to that of Krusenstern in the Nadeshda and so he alone called at Easter Island and remained longer in Hawaii, where he discovered the island that bears his name. His stay in Alaska was also longer and he spent a productive time recording his observations and trading for furs. At Sitka he became involved with Baranof's retaking of the Russian fort which had been overrun by the Tlingit Indians. From Kodiak he made straight for Canton with his furs and a hasty voyage to Kronstadt, arriving two months ahead of Krusenstern. Nonetheless, as Krusenstern commanded the expedition it is to him that credit goes for Russia's first circumnavigation. The excellent maps are from Lisiansky's own surveys and the superb views of Kodiak and Sitka are from his drawings. The English edition was translated from Russian by the author and contains his ship's log and vocabularies of the languages of the Marquesas, Hawaii, Kodiak, Unalaska, and Baranof [Sitka] in the appendix. Hill 1026; Sabin 41416; Arctic Bibliography 10209; Kropelien 740; cf. Lada-Mocarski 68 (Russian edition).
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