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(22 maps & plates- Canada, Northwest American Coast Exploration): Voyage Autour Du Monde..A La Cote Nord-Ouest De L'Amerique..1785, 1786, 1787, 1788..Par Le Capitaines Portlock et Dixon
by Dixon, Capitaines George (dedicated to Sir Joseph Banks)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Crozet, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Maradan, 1789. Small 4to (10 inches); first French edition (there was a smaller and later 8vo. edition in 2 volumes). Contemporary vellum spine separated at front edge (boards attached and binding sound), with somewhat later boards and endpapers, with red gilt-lettered label intact though a bit scuffed and slightly chipped at the right lower edge. Boards a bit scuffed at edges; binding tight, interior very good or better with all 22 engraved plates (numbered 1-21, plus the large folding frontis map (color coded for voyage routes and titled "Carte des Voyages du King George et de la Reine Charlotte...). This is 499 pp, including appendix I, plus appendix II of 46pp, followed by the 2 pp Approbation. One of the plates is of a Native American, plus there are several maps and views, along with the later engravings of several birds (very attractive). This is an increasingly uncommon and very nice copy of this detailed explorations of the Pacific Northwest and Queen Charlotte Islands, with all the maps and plates in excellent condition. Howes D365; Sabin 20366.. First Edition Thus. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3082
- Title
- (22 maps & plates- Canada, Northwest American Coast Exploration): Voyage Autour Du Monde..A La Cote Nord-Ouest De L'Amerique..1785, 1786, 1787, 1788..Par Le Capitaines Portlock et Dixon
- Author
- Dixon, Capitaines George (dedicated to Sir Joseph Banks)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Maradan
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1789
- Keywords
- Fr, Maps, Mapping, Cartography, Geography, American, Pacific Northwest, Nathaniel Portlock, Travel, Exploration, Atlases,
- Bookseller catalogs
- H. Books--Travel & Exploration; E. Books--Atlases;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books
Biblio member since 2005
Crozet, Virginia
About The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books
The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books is owned and operated by Joel & Deborah Kovarsky. We first opened in 1998, but have had a decades-old interest in old maps, books, and paper, stemming from a comparable long-standing interest in how knowledge is used. Our business is run via the internet. We do not run an open shop, however we do welcome visitors by appointment only. Before attempting a visit, please contact us. We are a specialty business, dealing in antiquarian maps and related books (atlases, history of cartography, selected reference books, etc.). Please feel free to contact us for specific inquiries.
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- Spine
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