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Voyage autour du monde : fait dans les anne'es MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, par George Anson ... dans la mer du sud ... tiré des journaux & autres papiers de ce seigneur, & publié par Richard Walter…
by ANSON, George
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- Hardcover
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1750 George Anson Voyage Round the World MAPS Spain South America Brazil Peru
George Anson was an 18th-century British Navy admiral who is noted for his important world voyage in which he circumnavigated the globe. This voyage, beginning in 1740, was initiated in order to disrupt Spain and their acquisitions from the Pacific – even though the squadron saw certain danger.
"Anson's voyage is remembered as a classic tale of endurance and leadership in the face of fearful disasters" (Rodger, 239)
He saw substantial victory by capturing Spanish ships carrying pieces of eight, silver, and other treasure; thus, allowing Anson to return home a very rich sailor. This voyage took Anson and company into South America and home by way of China – a true world voyage!
Authorship of this work is held with some ambiguity. According to the DNB and Sabin,
"A claim was made that the work was written, not by Mr. Walter, but by Mr. Benjamin Robins. This has never been substantiated except by mere assertion; and though Robins was certainly employed as sub-editor and assistant. There is no reason to doubt the plain statement on the title page. Whether edited by Walter or Robins, the book was virtually written by Anson himself"
This French edition features impressive, large folding maps of the world and South America.
Item number: #7500
Price: $950
ANSON, George
Voyage autour du monde : fait dans les anne'es MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, par George Anson ... dans la mer du sud ... tiré des journaux & autres papiers de ce seigneur, & publié par Richard Walter…
A Geneva: Barrillot et Fils, 1750.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes (of 3)
o Vol. II – [2], 303, [1]
§ 16 engraved plates (of 18)
o Vol. III – [2], 218, [2]
§ 8 engraved plates
· References: Sabin 1629, 1637;ESTC, 74545; J.K. Laughton, Dictionary of National Biography; Rodger, Command of the Ocean; Lowndes 49
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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- Title
- Voyage autour du monde : fait dans les anne'es MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, par George Anson ... dans la mer du sud ... tiré des journaux & autres papiers de ce seigneur, & publié par Richard Walter…
- Author
- ANSON, George
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Barrillot et Fils
- Place of Publication
- Geneva
- Date Published
- 1750
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1750 George Anson Voyage Round the World MAPS Spain South America Brazil Peru rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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