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LANGSDORFF, GEORG HEINRICH von. Voyages and Travels in Various Parts of the World.

Folding map, 21 engraved plates. 2 volumes in one. 4to, later 1/ 2 morocco, worn, backstrip torn, front cover almost detached; foxed, offsetting on the titles from the frontispieces. London, 1813-14

  • Notes: first edition in english. "Langsdorff was naturalist to Krusenstern's expedition, which he quitted at Kamschatka, and explored the Aleutian Isles, the Northwest Coast, California, etc., and returned overland through Siberia. His work contains a fuller account of Sitka, the Settlement of St. Francisco, etc., than any other"--Sabin 38896; Howes L81; Hill, page 171; Graff 2391; Streeter Sale 3506.

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