VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798). 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 and J. Edwards, 1798.
VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798). 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 and J. Edwards, 1798. 3 text-volumes, 4° (293 x 232mm) and atlas volume, 2° (562 x 430mm). Half-titles, 34 engraved plates and maps, comprising: 17 engraved plates after W. Alexander by J. Landseer, J. Fittler and others and one engraved chart in text volumes; atlas with 10 folding engraved charts and 6 coastal profiles. (Plates in text vols. spotted and browned, offsetting, text lightly spotted, stronger on some leaves, the views of atlas vol. spotted, last folding chart with a few spots and short clean tear at fold, slight discoloration on verso of folding charts.) Text vols. in contemporary half crimson morocco, atlas vol. in 19th-century half morocco (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: Earl of Lambton, Lambton Castle (bookplate in text vols.) – Seale (perforated stamp in text vols. depicting a wolf’s head emerging from a crown) – bookplate of an Earl with initials ‘DC’ in atlas volume. FIRST EDITION of one of the most difficult geographical surveys ever undertaken. Vancouver's Voyage ranks among the most important in exploration literature. He had served on Captain Cook's second and third voyages and was made commander of a large-scale expedition to re-establish British rights. The Nootka Convention established that the expedition would examine and chart the coast south to 60° in search of a passage to the Atlantic. 'This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge' (Hill). Beginning from England in 1791 and sailing round Australia, Vancouver discovered King George's Sound and Cape Hood. In three seasons, he surveyed the coast of California, visited San Francisco and San Diego, met with the Spanish at Nootka, investigated the Strait of Juan de Fuca, discovered the Strait of Georgia, circumnavigated Vancouver Island and disproved the existence of a passage between the Pacific and Hudson's Bay. Vancouver died en route. The present work was published by his brother John with the assistance of Captain Peter Puget. 'This is one of the most important voyages for the history and the cartography of the northwest coast in general and of Alaska in particular' (Lada-Mocarski). Hill 1753; Howes V-23; Lada-Mocarski 55; Sabin 98443.
VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798). 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 and J. Edwards, 1798.
VANCOUVER, George (1757-1798). 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 and J. Edwards, 1798. 3 text-volumes, 4° (293 x 232mm) and atlas volume, 2° (562 x 430mm). Half-titles, 34 engraved plates and maps, comprising: 17 engraved plates after W. Alexander by J. Landseer, J. Fittler and others and one engraved chart in text volumes; atlas with 10 folding engraved charts and 6 coastal profiles. (Plates in text vols. spotted and browned, offsetting, text lightly spotted, stronger on some leaves, the views of atlas vol. spotted, last folding chart with a few spots and short clean tear at fold, slight discoloration on verso of folding charts.) Text vols. in contemporary half crimson morocco, atlas vol. in 19th-century half morocco (extremities lightly rubbed). Provenance: Earl of Lambton, Lambton Castle (bookplate in text vols.) – Seale (perforated stamp in text vols. depicting a wolf’s head emerging from a crown) – bookplate of an Earl with initials ‘DC’ in atlas volume. FIRST EDITION of one of the most difficult geographical surveys ever undertaken. Vancouver's Voyage ranks among the most important in exploration literature. He had served on Captain Cook's second and third voyages and was made commander of a large-scale expedition to re-establish British rights. The Nootka Convention established that the expedition would examine and chart the coast south to 60° in search of a passage to the Atlantic. 'This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge' (Hill). Beginning from England in 1791 and sailing round Australia, Vancouver discovered King George's Sound and Cape Hood. In three seasons, he surveyed the coast of California, visited San Francisco and San Diego, met with the Spanish at Nootka, investigated the Strait of Juan de Fuca, discovered the Strait of Georgia, circumnavigated Vancouver Island and disproved the existence of a passage between the Pacific and Hudson's Bay. Vancouver died en route. The present work was published by his brother John with the assistance of Captain Peter Puget. 'This is one of the most important voyages for the history and the cartography of the northwest coast in general and of Alaska in particular' (Lada-Mocarski). Hill 1753; Howes V-23; Lada-Mocarski 55; Sabin 98443.
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