Apr 16, 2019 - Sale 2505

Sale 2505 - Lot 204

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(TRAVEL.) Dixon, George. A Voyage Round the World; but more Particularly to the North-West Coast of America. 6 (of 7) folding navigational charts, 15 plates. xxix, [3], 360, 47 pages. 4to, contemporary calf, moderate wear, rebacked with portion of original backstrip laid down; lacking half-title, lacking frontispiece chart, intermittent minor dampstaining; armorial bookplate on front pastedown. London, 1789
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first edition. Dixon, who had accompanied Cook on the Third Voyage, undertook this expedition to establish a British presence in the region's fur trade, as well as to more accurately map and explore the Northwest coast and Nootka Sound. The expedition discovered Queen Charlotte Island in what is now British Columbia, and ventured as far as the southern part of Alaska. It also made stops in Hawaii, depicted in one view and 4 natural history plates. This narrative is comprised mostly of letters written by William Beresford. Forbes 161; Hill 117; Howes D365 ("aa"); Lada-Mocarski 43; Sabin 20364; Wickersham 6574.