Anson. A Voyage Round The World... 1748. 1st ed.
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[Travel] George Anson. A Voyage Round The World In The Years MDCCCXL, I, II, III, IV. Compiled… By Richard Walter... Lon: for the author by J. & P. Knapton, 1748. 1st edition. 42 plates: maps and views of ships and coastal cities. Anson was Commander in Chief of the Squadron sent by His Majesty to explore the south seas. "This famous and unfortunate expedition, consisting at the start of eight ships was sent... at the beginning of the war with Spain... Seven ships were lost... and out of 900 men who left England on board more than 100 perished... Walter's account of the voyage is a model of what such literature should be."-- Cox I:49. Sabin 1629. 4to. [34], 417, [3] pp, p319 mis-paginated “219.” Includes subscribers list. Modern leather. Plate facing p350 foxed/toned, 1 plate professionally repaired on verso, very good.
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