preferred extended second edition
[NARBROUGH, Sir John]; ROBINSON, Sir Tancred (editor).
An Account of Several Late Voyages and Discoveries: I. Sir John Narbrough's voyage to the South-Sea By the Command of King Charles the Second: And his Instructions for Setling a Commerce in those Parts. With a Description of the Capes, Harbours, Rivers, Custom of the Inhabitants, and Commodities in which they Trade. II. Captain J. Tasman's discoveries on the coast of the South terra incognita. III. Captain J. Wood's attempt to discover a north-east passage to China. IV. F. Marten' observations made in Greenland, and other Northern Countries. To which are added, a large introduction and supplement, Containing Short Abstracts of other Voyages into those Parts, and Brief Descriptions of them. The Whole Illustrated with Exact Charts, and Curious Figures.
London, printed for D. Brown without Temple-Bar, J. Round in Exchange-Ally, W. Innys in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and T. Ward in the Temple-Lane, 1711.
This edition is more desirable with the additional chart of the western and southern oceans, not present in the first edition, and added text relating to whaling off Greenland.
Second edition; 8vo (20 x 12.5 cm); 3 folding engraved maps, 19 engraved plates, of which 7 folding, some unobtrusive marginal staining, discreet contemporary annotations to margins, lower left corner of title with small tear but not text lost; contemporary panelled sprinkled calf, professionally rebacked to style with endpapers renewed, all edges speckled red, a little wear, a very good copy; [2], xvi, xxi-xxix, [7], 191, [1], 223, [1] pp.
Hill, 1476; Howgego I, N3; Sabin 72186.
Stock code 120511
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