COLNETT JAMES A Voyage to the South Atlantic and Round Cape

Sale 2174 - Lot 103

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COLNETT, JAMES. A Voyage to the South Atlantic and Round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean. 6 folding maps (some with short closed tears, edge wear, or foxing), 4 plates (whale plate tightly trimmed with some loss). 4to, modern 1/2 calf; minor browning and foxing on first few leaves and plates, dampstaining on frontispiece and coastal map only; early owner's signature and 1884 inscription on title page. In modern cloth tray case. London, 1798

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"An interesting report of the whaling and exploration expedition of 1793-1794"--Streeter sale VI:3494. Colnett visited the coasts of Chile, Peru, and California, as well as the Galapagos Islands. Also includes important material on the English-Spanish dispute over Nootka Sound in British Columbia. Cowan 1914, page 52; Forbes 280; Hill 338; Howes C604; Sabin 14546.