Author: COLNETT, JAMES
Title: A Voyage to the South Atlantic and round Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean
Description: Amsterdam: Nico Israel; New York: Da Capo 1968. Fine Facsimile Reprint. An exceptional gilt-blocked. cloth copy on blue simile vellum boards. now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. still in the publisher's packaging. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 206 pages; Description: 26 x 20 cm. 206 pp. with 2 plates & 7 maps. all fold. Subjects: Subject: Voyages and travels --Travel literature --South America --Description and travel --Early works to 1800. Pacific coast (South America) --Description and travel. Series: Bibliotheca Australiana ; no. 36. Notes: First published: London: W. Bennett. 1798. Summary: Colnett. Captain of the Rattler. visited the Galapagos Islands twice. and also explored the coasts of Chile and Peru. As he had accompanied Cook on his last voyage. Colnett frequently discusses his old commander in the course of his narrative.Weight in Kg appr.:

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