History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made in the North

Forster, Johann Reinhold

Verlag: London Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson 1786, 1786

Beschreibung

1st English Translation from the German. xvi,489pp. + [16]pp. index and errata. Quarto. (22 X 29 cm. Bound in full contemporary calf. Rebacked to style with new calf spine. Spine ruled in 6 compartments with simple gilt and blind decoration. Red leather label. Gilt inner dentelles. Half-title. Three engraved folding maps by T. Bowen after Forster. Boards a bit rubbed, with scuffing to the back. Corners lightly bumped. Internally clean and an overall attractive copy. A.B. 5161 -"Chronicle of northern hemispheric exploration from antiquity. which includes chapters on the voyages of principal seafaring countries, beginning in the 15th century". The first English edition of this cornerstone work on Arctic exploration and the search for the Northwest and Northeast Passages. This work was first published in German in Frankfurt in 1784. The present edition was published simultaneously with an edition in Dublin. This work attempts to present the numerous expeditions for the discovery of the Northwest and Northeast Passages, beginning with the voyages of Cabot in 1497. This edition is complete with all three maps, comprising a polar projection, a map of Europe and a large folding chart of Asia. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 141275

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Titel: History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made ...

Verlag: London Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson 1786

Erscheinungsdatum: 1786

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: very good

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