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Anson, George (compiled by Richard Walter) - A Voyage round the World in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
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| Schrijver: | Anson, George (compiled by Richard Walter) |
| Titel: | A Voyage round the World in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV |
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| Uitgever: | Printed for the Author By John and Paul Knapton, London 1748, first edition |
| Bijzonderheid: | 4to, contemporary halfcalf with marbled boards, skillfully restored, [34], 417, [2]; complete with list of subscribers and 42 folding plates and charts as called for. Textpages with foxing. |
| Prijs: | € 2800,00 |
| Meer info | "by George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South Seas". Famous for the many engraved charts and views it contains, but also for the thrilling chronicling adventure and discovery as Anson roamed the Pacific Ocean in pursuit of Spanish treasure, at which he was at last very successful, capturing in 1743 the Manila galleon with a treasure of 400,000 British Pounds Sterling, returning to England a rich and famous man. "This compilation has long occupied a distinguished position as a masterpiece of descriptive travel. Anson's voyage appears to have been the most popular book of maritime adventure in the eighteenth century." Cox notes that four editions came out in the first year of publication and that 16 had been issued by 1781. He also comments on the "famous and unfortunate" nature of the expedition, with seven of the original eight ships that set out being lost rounding Cape Horn and on the coast of Chile, and more than two thirds of the 900 men that set out from England perishing. Good copy. |
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