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Extending Britain's Empire through SE Asia trade
Extending Britain's Empire through SE Asia trade
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Author: Anderson, John
Title: Mission to the East Coast of Sumatra in M.DCCC.XXIII, under the Direction of the Government of Price of Wales Island...
Place Published: Edinburgh
Publisher:William Blackwood
Date Published: 1826
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[v]-xxiii, [1], 424, [1] pp. 8 engraved plates and 4 folding maps. (8vo) 21.6x13.3 cm (8½x5¼"), rebound in modern leather-backed cloth, modern leather lettering piece on spine, fresh patterned endpapers. First Edition.



Narrative of Anderson's travels to Sumatra in 1823 as a functionary of the British East India Company. "The objects of my mission were manifold, but the principal were the extension of commerce, and the introduction of British manufactures into regions but little known, though abounding with inhabitants, and rich in the most valuable productions". - Dedication. Institutional stamp of South Devon Library on title page.

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Binding cracking internally, some staining and creasing; very good overall.
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