Fregatten Eugenies Resa Omkring Jorden Åren 1851-1853, under Befal af C.A. Birgin.

A little known and beautifully illustrated voyage, including plates of Buenos Aires, Honolulu, San Francisco, Tonga, Malaya, and Hawaii.

Lt. Skogman (1820-1907), ship's astronomer, wrote the official account of the voyage around the world of the Eugenie 36-gun frigate, from 1851 to 1853. Its commander, Captain Christian Adolph Virgin, was chamberlain to King Oskar I, who had ordered this enterprise to show Sweden's flag around the globe. Botanists, anthropologists and other members of the Swedish Academy of Sciences in allied disciplines accompanied the naval complement. The voyage visited South America, the Pacific, Tahiti, the Cook Islands, Samoa, etc., the Cape of Good Hope, Jamestown, the Galapagos, Chile, Panama, Rio, Valparaiso, Callao, Tonga, Sydney Australia, Honolulu and San Francisco. The chapters relating to Hawaii and South America have been translated into English and Spanish. The appendices include a section on whaling in the Pacific Ocean.

First edition; 8vo; 3 folding maps, 20 lithographed plates, most coloured, woodcut illustrations and plates, scattered light foxing, mostly to volume II, bookplate to front pastedown of volume I; contemporary half calf, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, joints and corners rubbed, else very good.

Hill (2004) 1578; Du Rietz 1196; O'Reilly & Reitman 1179; not in Ferguson.