Korea.- Hall (Capt. Basil) Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the
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Korea.- Hall (Capt. Basil) Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island, first edition, 5 engraved maps (2 folding) and 10 engraved or aquatint plates, all but 2 hand-coloured, some offsetting and scattered foxing, lacking half-title, contemporary half morocco, rebacked and recornered, [Abbey, Travel 558], 4to, 1818.
⁂ A very good copy of a work notable for the coloured aquatint plates after William Havell, who accompanied the embassy. "Hall's book... describes... his explorations in the little known eastern seas, and his visit to Canton (Guangzhou). His interview with Napoleon, who had known his father as a schoolboy at Brienne, is also recounted in the book" (ODNB).
⁂ A very good copy of a work notable for the coloured aquatint plates after William Havell, who accompanied the embassy. "Hall's book... describes... his explorations in the little known eastern seas, and his visit to Canton (Guangzhou). His interview with Napoleon, who had known his father as a schoolboy at Brienne, is also recounted in the book" (ODNB).
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