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An Account of the Pelew Islands by Keate, George (1729-1797) - 1788
by Keate, George (1729-1797)
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An Account of the Pelew Islands
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London: Printed for G. Nicol, 1788. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Portrait of Capt. Wilson, Folding Map, and 15 Full Page Copper Engravings. Very Good Plus. 3/4 Leather. Firsr Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Title continued, "Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and Some of His Officers, who, in August 1783, Were There shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company". All illustrations present, as called for in the instructions to the binder. Newly bound in brown calf, with marbled boards, raised bands on the spine and elaborate gilt decoration in the spine panels, and a dark red title label. Water stain on the frontispiece and title pages, and minor stains in the margins elsewhere. An important book on what is now known as the Palau Islands, 500 miles east of the Philippines. Capta Wilson and his crew survived the destruction of their ship on a reef. The natives were hospitable and the crew in six months built a small ship in which some reached Macao. This volume also records the people and customs of the island. Popular, it went through five editions within a few years. Pages xxvi (1) directions to the binder on illustrations, and 364 plus a vocabulary (the first) of the Peleu language from pages 365 to 378..
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- Illustrator Frontispiece Portrait of Capt. Wilson, Folding Map, and 15 Full Page Copper Engravings
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- Publisher Printed for G. Nicol
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1788
- Keywords Pacific , Palau Islands, Philippines, Asia, Nautical, Voyages
- Size 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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An Account of the Pelew Islands (Literature of Travel Exploration and Empire)
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS
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1789. KEATE, George. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS, SITUATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. COMPOSED FROM THE JOURNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF CAPTAIN HENRY WILSON, AND SOME OF HIS OFFICERS, WHO, IN AUGUST 1783, WERE THERE SHIPWRECKED, IN THE ANTELOPE, A PACKET BELONGING TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY. London: Printed for Captain Wilson, 1789. 4th edition. a-b8, A-2C8, 2D4. XXX, [2], 408 pp. 8vo., calf with gilt spine and gilt red morocco spine label. Text complete, includes two portraits but lacks map opposite introduction. Frontsipiece has shallow faint dampstain to fore-edge, not affecting image. C3 has short closed tear at fore-edge in margin; Y3 has small puncture at top fore-corner (page number removed). Pp. 220-227 have some light soiling near the bottom of the page. Occasional light foxing. Other than as noted, a very good copy.
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An Account of the Pelew Islands,: situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his Officers, who, in August 1783, were there shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet belonging to the Honourable East Ind
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London: Printed for Captain Wilson; and sold by G. Nicol,, 1789. First octavo edition, the fourth overall, of one of the most popular shipwreck narratives of all times. With this edition the publisher aimed to make Keate's Account available to those who could not afford the previous quarto versions: the text was reproduced verbatim, and the famous portrait of Prince Lee Boo, sketched by Keate's daughter, was re-engraved. In 1783, the Antelope, commanded by Captain Henry Wilson, was wrecked on a reef near one of the Palau Islands, a group previously unexplored by Western forces. The entire crew managed to get safely ashore, where they were well treated by the island's inhabitants and eventually managed to build a small vessel from the wreck, in which they reached Macao. "They took Prince Lee Boo, one of King Abba Thulle's sons, with them to England, where he made a very good impression. Unhappily, in spite of all precautions, he soon died of smallpox" (ODNB). The present account "was extremely popular…
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS
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1789. KEATE, George. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS, SITUATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. COMPOSED FROM THE JOURNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF CAPTAIN HENRY WILSON, AND SOME OF HIS OFFICERS, WHO, IN AUGUST 1783, WERE THERE SHIPWRECKED, IN THE ANTELOPE, A PACKET BELONGING TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY. London: Printed for Captain Wilson, 1789. 4th edition. a-b8, A-2C8, 2D4. XXX, [2], 408 pp. 8vo., original paper covered boards, quite worn. Spine chipped, hand-lettered title. Recent transparent tape repair to rear board at joint. Text complete, includes two portraits and map. Frontispiece has light soil in image margins, not affecting image. Light soil to title page. Map has repair to rear with no loss. Occasional light pencil markings; ink stain or scorch to edges, some margins. Rear flyleaf missing. As is.
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS
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1789. KEATE, George. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PELEW ISLANDS, SITUATED IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. COMPOSED FROM THE JOURNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF CAPTAIN HENRY WILSON, AND SOME OF HIS OFFICERS, WHO, IN AUGUST 1783, WERE THERE SHIPWRECKED, IN THE ANTELOPE, A PACKET BELONGING TO THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY. London: Printed for Captain Wilson, 1789. 4th edition. a-b8, B-2C8, 2D4. xxx, [2], 408 pp. Includes folding map and two engravings (portraits). 8vo., original boards with inked title on spine. Boards worn, spine chipped, tape repair to crown. Some closed tears to a few page edges; B2 - P6 have shallow ink marks at fore-edge, not affecting text. Uncut. Map has a 4 inch closed tear at right (in ocean) repaired on reverse with tape. A good copy for binding. Text complete.
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An account of the Pelew Islands..
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Basel: printed by J.J. Tourneisen, 1789. Faint stain in margin of title and first few leaves.. Octavo; in a finely preserved contemporary binding of speckled polished sheep, red label. Scarce continental edition of one of the most popular eighteenth-century books on the Pacific, first published in London the previous year, and frequently reprinted and translated into a number of languages. Keate tells the story of the Antelope, wrecked in 1783 on an uncharted reef near Palau; the crew reached shore and were well treated by the natives. From the wreck they built a small boat which they managed to get to Macao, taking with them Prince Lee Boo, the son of King Abba Thule. Lee Boo travelled with them to England, but died soon after of smallpox. This account did much to reinforce the idea of the noble savage, but was also the main source for early knowledge of the Palau Islands in Micronesia. George Keate, who compiled this official account of the voyage from the papers of Wilson, the Antelope's captain,…
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