A Chronological History of the Voyages and Discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean. Part 1. (Volume 1)(1803 1st ed.): Commencing with an Account of the earliest Discovery of that Sea by Europeans, And terminating with the Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, in 1579.

Volume 1 of Burney's 5 volume history of the exploration of the Pacific Ocean. 1803. Volume is ex-library copy with library stamps of University of California dated 1870 and found on title page, p.57 and p.131. Soundly bound in modern blue buckram. Collation: Title page, xii, [8], 391 with 5 maps and modern end blanks. Overall condition is good with some condition issues. All repairs described are professionally done. Title page rehinged. Frontis map and map opposite p. 277 are original. Frontis map is rehinged. 3 maps bound at end are professional full size reproductions (image of California map is provided). Appendix (pgs. 385-391) is also professional reproduction. Page 20 has closed tear repaired with rice paper. Water stain at head of spine waxes and wanes on pages 121-146, and 193-249; occasionally encroaching on text. Ink stain margin of p.220-21. Stain of indeterminate origin penetrating margins of p.273-78. On the plus side: binding is sound, volume is (now) complete, pages are wide margined and supple, with only modest foxing. Note: I believe this particular volume was issued without the appendix and 3 maps (now provided in facsimile) and they were not removed. There are old ink notations in the Table of Contents and Directions to Binder directing the reader to a Hakluyt volume which is supposed to contain these items. See Howes B1002, Hill 221. Volume covers Magellan, early Spanish and Portuguese exploration of west coast of Americas, early accounts of Antarctica, and Sir Francis Drake's voyage. A scarce item. Volume is priced to account for its defects. Please see images of the book you will receive. Feel free to inquire.