(HAWAII) [Graham Maria; editor] Voyage of HMS Blonde to the

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(HAWAII.) [Graham, Maria; editor.] Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands. 2 maps, 13 engraved and aquatint plates. x, [2], 260 pages. 4to, modern morocco gilt; foxing, manuscript list of crew members on flyleaf, repaired closed tears to leaves X1 and Ll2, leaf Y1 bound out of sequence; signature on title page of J.A. Abbott, apparently a midshipman on the voyage. London, 1826

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King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu both died of measles while visiting London in 1824. To return their bodies to Hawaii, the English sent the H.M.S. Blonde under Baron George Anson Byron. This account of the voyage also covers the fatal London visit and some natural history observations. On the return trip, the ship rescued six shipwreck survivors who had resorted to cannibalism. Abbey Travel, 597; Forbes 630; Hill 231; Huntress 228C; Sabin 100816.