KOTZEBUE OTTO von A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea a

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KOTZEBUE, OTTO von. A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage. 7 maps, 9 plates (including 8 hand-colored aquatints). 3 volumes. 8vo, modern crushed morocco; minor foxing and offsetting; uncut. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1821

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first edition in english, the preferred second issue with colored plates. Kotzebue's 1815-18 voyage aboard the brig Ryurik explored the Bering Strait region in search of a passage to the Arctic Ocean. While the passage was not found, much of the northwest coast of Alaska was described for the first time. The work, first issued in German and Russian, is also of note for its descriptions of California and Hawaii. Arctic Bibliography 9195; Sabin 38291; TPL 1142; Streeter Sale 3512; Hill 944; Howes K258; Abbey, Travel 596; Zamarano 80:48; Forbes 529.

From the library of Dr. John M. Levinson, with his bookplate.