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GILBERT, THOMAS. Voyage from New South Wales to Canton, in the Year 1788, with Views of the Islands Discovered. [2] (of [4]), 85, [3] pages,
GILBERT, THOMAS. Voyage from New South Wales to Canton, in the Year 1788, with Views of the Islands Discovered. [2] (of [4]), 85, [3] pages, including final ad leaf; lacks half-title. 4to, modern sprinkled calf, spine handsomely gilt with morocco lettering piece; contents browned and dampstained with traces of mold, scattered marginal repairs, title and plates frayed and conspicuously mounted. London: J. Debrett, 1789
- Notes: first edition. "The Charlotte, commanded by Captain Gilbert, was one of the first fleets of ships conveying convicts and settlers to New South Wales in 1787. Having landed their consignments of convicts, the Charlotte and the Scarborough, under Captain Marshall, proceeded to Canton to bring back a cargo of tea for the East India Company. Making his way to Canton on a track lying many degrees to the east of that pursued by any of the circumnavigators, Gilbert and Marshall discovered many important islands, including the ones that bear their respective names"--Hill 702. Cordier (Sinica) 2103; Ferguson 38; Lust 165.
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