A Voyage Round The World In The Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV... Commander In Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships Sent Upon An Expedition To The South-Seas. Compiled From His Papers and Materials By Richard Walter
London: Knapton, 1748. Third Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. 3rd edition. Pp. xii, 536. Title page damaged at foot. 3 folding maps, ('Track of the Centurion round the world showing half of New Holland' (water-damaged & repaired), South America' and 'Chart of Pacific Ocean'). Original full calf, neatly re-cased with original spine laid down. Anson's task was to intercept Spanish ships and their cargo from the New World, he travelled in detail to Patagonia, Chile, the Philippines, around the Cape of Good Hope, thus contains interesting folding maps of the Philippines, South America, a world map showing the western half of New Holland and plates of ships with the profiles of coastlines in the background etc. Very Good. Item #016076
Price: $810.43 NZD