Item #11939 A Voyage Round the World. George ANSON, Richard Walter.

A Voyage Round the World

London: T. Osborne et al, 1756. 8th Edition. Half Calf. pp 536. Includes 3 fine folding maps (Track of the Centurion round the world showing half of New Holland and Isle of Solomon only, 'South America' and 'Chart of Pacific Ocean'). Modern half calf binding with marbled boards. Gilt decoration and raised bands to spine. 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. Internals very good. Rare. Very Good. Item #11939

Price: $1,265.00

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