Discoveries of the French in 1768 and 1769 to the South-East of New Guinea, With the Subsequent Visits to the Same lands by English Navigators, Who Gave them New Names

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Very good, marginal toning to preliminaries, some toning and light mostly marginal dampstaining to plates. First English edition. Half bound, contemporary leather boards with later spine and corners. 4to., 30.2×24.5 cm. Armorial bookplate of Bernard Gore Brett on the pastedown. An important account of South Seas exploration complete with all the plates. Heavy book, weight: 4.1 lb. will require extra shipping. Printed for John Stockdale, Picadilly. London. 1791. 323 pp. Translated from the French. 12 fold-out charts, maps and illustrations.