VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, IN THE YEARS MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV by Anson, George - 1780

Cambridge University Press, 2014. Paperback. New. 590 pages. 11.50x8.27x1.42 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. This 1748 publication, edited by naval chaplain Richard Walter (1717-85), documents the extraordinary and lucrative circumnavigation accomplished by the British naval officer George Anson (1697-1762) in 1740-4. Despite the significant loss of crew, the expedition became famous for its capture of Spanish treasure.

Cambridge University Press, 2014. Paperback. New. 590 pages. 11.50x8.27x1.42 inches.

London: John and Paul Knapton, 1748. Rebacked with new red leather spine labels. New endpapers front and rear. Corners rubbed, Small book-plate tipped-in front. Three large fold-out maps present in in good condition with some light peripheral browning. Text clean throughout. Small area of old ink droplets botton of p.255. 548pp. Errata note at end of Introduction. Printed in the same year as the quarto first edition. See Sabin 1629. . Second Edition. Full Brown Calf. General Moderate Cover Wear/No Dust Jacket. Octavo.

London: H. Woodfall, W. Bowyer, W. Strahan et al., 1769. Leather. Good. 8" by 5". None. A fourteenth edition of Anson's A Voyage Round the World In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson PC, FRS, RN (1697 – 1762) was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War. During his time in office Anson instituted a series of reforms to the Royal Navy. While Great Britain was at war with Spain in 1740, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture Spain's Pacific possessions. Returning to Britain in 1744 by way of China and thus completing a circumnavigation, the voyage was notable for the capture of an Acapulco galleon but also horrific losses to disease with only 188 men of the original 1,854 surviving. Includes three fold-out maps, one of which is detached. In a brown calf binding. Externally sound with… Read More

London: for the author, by John and Paul Knapton, 1748. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Forty-two numbered engraved double-page or folding plates and maps. This copy signed at the dedication page "Mary Pierson", presumed to be wife/daughter of subscriber Peter Pierson. "This is the official account of Ansonís voyage. England, at war with Spain in 1739, equipped eight ships under the command of George Anson to harass the Spaniards on the western coast of South America, for the purpose of cutting off Spanish supplies of wealth from the Pacific area....Lord Anson, who was a friend and patron of Benjamin Robins, after returning from the voyage around the world in the Centurion, appears to have entrusted to Robins, for revision, the account of the voyage which had been compiled from the journals by his chaplain, Richard Walter. It is probable that Robins revised and edited the work, wrote an introduction, and added dissertations....This compilation has long occupied a… Read More

London: Knapton, 1748. First Edition. hardcover. Illustrated with 42 fine copperplate engravings (38 folding charts, plates & plans, and 3 large folding maps). , 417 pages, plus; 2 page directions to the binder, often lacking. Thick 4to, contemporary calf, recased with black spine label (a very solid, clean and attractive copy; several plates dust-stained and worn at edges; one plate torn but with no paper loss). London: Printed for the Author by John and Paul Knapton, 1748. A very nice copy of the first edition.<br/><br/> George Anson (1697-1762) was a British Admiral known for his trip around the world. The book, compiled from notes by Richard Walter, details Anson's circumnavigational adventures during the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain. Anson's task was to intercept Spanish ships and their cargo from the New World. During the voyage, Anson captured a Spanish galleon with a cargo worth 500,000 pounds and sacked Paita, Peru. Although he started out with… Read More