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(ANSON, GEORGE.) Walter, Richard; compiler.
A Voyage Round the World,
In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV.
13 folding maps and plans, 29 folding plates. [34],
417, [3] pages. 4to, attractive 19th-century paneled calf gilt by J. Larkins, minor wear; minor
foxing, two closed tears to maps; edges tinted red; subscriber’s signature on title page, book-
seller’s tag on rear free endpaper. (GM)
London, 1748
[1,500/2,500]
FIRST EDITION
of the official account of Anson’s voyage to disrupt Spanish shipping in the Pacific,
one of the most famous 18th-century circumnavigations. Anson’s flagship the Centurion first spent
time off the coast of Chile, sacked the small Peruvian town of Paita, went on to Acapulco, visited vari-
ous Pacific islands, stopped in Macau and Canton, and made a dramatic capture of a galleon bound
for Manila before returning to England. European Americana 748/225; Hill 1817 (“a masterpiece
of descriptive travel”); Palau 12865.
Provenance: subscriber’s copy issued to Sir Edward Hulse, at that time the physician to King George
II; sold by D.P. Elder and Morgan Shepard of San Francisco, circa 1900; collection of Frederick H.
Rindge (1857-1905) of Los Angeles; Christies Rindge sale, 22 April 1994, lot 2; Glen
McLaughlin collection.
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(ANSON, GEORGE.) Walter, Richard; compiler.
A Voyage Round the World,
In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV.
14 folding maps and plans, 29 folding plates. xx,
417, [3] pages. 4to, modern
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calf with early spine label laid down; intermittent foxing.
15th edition. (GM)
London, 1776
[400/600]
The frontispiece world map includes a very late appearance of the mythical island of California.
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