Vancouver, George
First editions and finely bound copies of George Vancouver's Voyage of Discovery.
VANCOUVER, Captain George.
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; 1798
£47,500
First edition. "Vancouver, who had served on Captain Cook's second and third voyages, was made commander of a grand-scale expedition… This voyage became one of the most...
3 quarto text volumes (285 × 234 mm) and folio atlas (575 × 455 mm). Text volumes in contemporary sprinkled calf, double black morocco lettering-pieces to... Read more
VANCOUVER, Captain George.
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In which the Coast of North-West America has been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed, 1801
£9,500
First octavo edition. "This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge" (Hill). George Vancouver (1758-1798) had accompanied Cook...
7 volumes, 6 octavo text volumes (220 × 138 mm) and quarto atlas of plates and maps (284 × 235 mm). Early twentieth-century red half morocco on matching... Read more
