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VANCOUVER, GEORGE. A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World.
VANCOUVER, 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 . . . performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795. One map, 17 plates. 3 (of 4) volumes; lacks the atlas. 4to, early tree calf, moderate wear on corners, tastefully rebacked in period style; contents clean, only very minor foxing and soiling, lacks half-title and title page of Volume I, title page made up with a duplicate Volume II title page with original slip reading "Vol. I" pasted over and short repaired tear, free endpapers replaced; inscribed in each volume from Kean B. Osborn to Capt. Robert Henderson of H.M.S. Tigris circa 1815. London, 1798
- Notes: first edition. Vancouver had served on Cook's final two voyages before leading this important expedition, which charted new territory in present-day Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and British Columbia, in addition to the South Pacific. Includes what are "probably the first published views of California" (Streeter sale VI:3497), depicting the Mission of San Carlos and the Presidio of Monterey. Cowan page 236, Forbes 298, Graff 4456, Howes V23, Lada-Mocarski 55, Lande 1495, Sabin 98443, Toronto Public Library 688, Zamorano Eighty 77.
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