Vancouver, Captain George. A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, AND ROUND THE WORLD; IN WHICH THE COAST OF NORTH-WEST AMERICA HAS BEEN CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND ACCURATELY SURVEYED. LONDON: G.G. AND J. ROBINSON 1798 first edition, 3 volumes text and one volume atlas, together 4 volumes, text 4to (305 x 233mm.), atlas folio (570 x 440mm.), text with 18 engraved plates, atlas with 16 engraved maps charts and coastal profiles, text contemporary tree calf, roll-tooled borders gilt on covers, flat spine gilt with red and green morocco lettering-pieces, atlas in contemporary boards, later paper lettering-piece, housed in 4 folding morocco-backed cloth cases, some spotting to plates in text, occasional offsetting of plates onto text, quire 2y misbound in vol.2
Vancouver, Captain George. A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, AND ROUND THE WORLD; IN WHICH THE COAST OF NORTH-WEST AMERICA HAS BEEN CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND ACCURATELY SURVEYED. LONDON: G.G. AND J. ROBINSON 1798 first edition, 3 volumes text and one volume atlas, together 4 volumes, text 4to (305 x 233mm.), atlas folio (570 x 440mm.), text with 18 engraved plates, atlas with 16 engraved maps charts and coastal profiles, text contemporary tree calf, roll-tooled borders gilt on covers, flat spine gilt with red and green morocco lettering-pieces, atlas in contemporary boards, later paper lettering-piece, housed in 4 folding morocco-backed cloth cases, some spotting to plates in text, occasional offsetting of plates onto text, quire 2y misbound in vol.2
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