NICE COPY IN RED MOROCCO BINDING
Anson George. Voyage autour du mode fait dans les annes 1740,41,42,43,44. Geneve 1750
4to.Second french edition.With 34 folding plates and maps showing the trip of Commodore Anson in the Pacific sea.early XX century biding in full red morocco with three filets on covers and spine richly gilt.very nice copy of this classic work
Anson was sent by Admiralty to siege spanish harbours and attack commerce routes. He was succeded when hecaptured the famous Manila ship " Nuestra señora de Covadonga" covering route from Manila to Acapulco full of treasures. On arriving to England Anson was named Lordand the profits of the mission were enormous.Also important was the manuscripts maps, and log books captured to the spaniards that provided first hand information about places and routes supposed to be secretfor non Spanish ships. Ref: Sabin 1637, Chadenat 4707.
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