THE NORTH PACIFIC SURVEYING AND EXPLORING EXPEDITION; OR, MY LAST CRUISE. WHERE WE WENT AND WHAT WE SAW: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF VISITS TO THE MALAY AND LOO-CHOO ISLANDS, THE COASTS OF CHINA, FORMOSA, JAPAN, KAMTSCHATKA, SIBERIA, AND THE MOUTH OF THE AMOOR RIVER

Habersham, A.W.

Published by Philadelphia, 1858

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507pp. plus twenty-nine plates (including frontis.), and [4]pp. of advertisements. Original cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Spine ends a bit frayed. An occasional light fox mark. Overall, very good. Second printing, after the first of the year before. "Habersham was an American naval officer who later became a tea and coffee merchant. He was descended from a family of early English settlers in Georgia who became prominent rice plantation owners and merchants. This expedition, under the orders of Commander Cadwalader Ringgold, sailed in June of 1853 for the Orient via the Cape of Good Hope and Batavia. The VICENNES served as flag-ship to four other vessels. The ships returned, via San Francisco and Cape Horn, to the New York Navy-yard in the summer of 1856" - Hill. One of the plates shows a nude bathing scene in Japan. HILL 740. SABIN 29466 (ref). Seller Inventory # WRCAM21836

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Title: THE NORTH PACIFIC SURVEYING AND EXPLORING ...

Publisher: Philadelphia

Publication Date: 1858