VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD; WITH SELECTED SKETCHES OF VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH SEAS, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS, CHINA, etc.BETWEEN 1792 AND 1832
Fanning, Edmund
Published by New York, 1833
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499pp. plus five plates (two folding), including frontis. Modern half morocco and brown cloth, spine gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown. Ex-lib. with two ink stamps on titlepage and an occasional internal ink stamp. A bit of light foxing. Overall, very good. Fanning, a native of Connecticut, set sail in 1792 for the South Seas in search of seal skins. During the following twenty-five years he made voyages around the world and to the Pacific, visiting Australia, south Georgia, Fiji, Tonga, and the Marquesas. He discovered a number of islands, one of which still bears his name. Included is a narrative of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere in 1829-30. HILL 581. FERGUSON 1643. HOWES F27, "aa." SABIN 23780. FORBES 839. Seller Inventory # WRCAM38484
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Title: VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD; WITH SELECTED ...
Publisher: New York
Publication Date: 1833
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VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD; WITH SELECTED SKETCHES OF VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH SEAS, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS, CHINA, etc.BETWEEN 1792 AND 1832.
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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Fanning, a native of Connecticut, set sail in 1792 for the South Seas in search of seal skins. During the following twenty-five years he made voyages around the world and to the Pacific, visiting Australia, south Georgia, Fiji, Tonga, and the Marquesas. He discovered a number of islands, one of which still bears his name. Included is a narrative of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere in 1829-30. HILL 581. FERGUSON 1643. HOWES F27, "aa." SABIN 23780. FORBES 839. 499pp. plus five plates (two folding), including frontis. Modern half morocco and brown cloth, spine gilt. Bookplate on front pastedown. Ex-lib. with two ink stamps on titlepage and an occasional internal ink stamp. A bit of light foxing. Overall, very good. Seller Inventory # 38484
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