Meares, John
Voyages made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America
£1,890
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
to which are prefixed, an Introductory Narrative of a Voyage performed in 1786, from Bengal, in the Ship Nootka; Observations on the Probable Existence of a North West Passage; and some Account of the Trade between the North West Coast of America and China; and the Latter Country and Great Britain. London: printed at the Logographic Press, and sold by J. Walter, 1790. First edition, 4to (29.2 x 23cm), later black roan gilt, rebacked and relined (retaining original marbled free endpapers), 10 engraved charts (3 folding), 18 engraved on aquatint plates (5 folding), browning, most plates and charts spotted and offset, 'Chart of the Northern Pacific' backed on linen and with splits at intersection of folds, ink-stamps (unidentified library in Gwalior) to blanks [Abbey Travel 594; Cordier Sinica 2103; ESTC T98966; Hill (1974) pp. 195-6; Howes M469; Sabin 47260]