Delano's Narrative of Voyages
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Delano, Amasa: A NARRATIVE OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES: COMPRISING THREE VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD; TOGETHER WITH A VOYAGE OF SURVEY AND DISCOVERY IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ORIENTAL ISLANDS. Boston: Printed by E.G. House, for the Author, 1817. 598, [1] pp. plus 1 (of 2) engraved plates and engraved folding map. 8vo. Modern 1/2 calf over marbled boards, early title label laid on. Some moderate foxing in places throughout, cont. ink signature to frontis recto (Benjamin Owen, 1817), one leaf with large chip and significant loss of text, and another leaf with marginal chip just touching a few letters and with tissue repairs. Good. ******************************************* One of the major printed accounts of world voyages for its time, and the source book for Melville's BENITO CERINO. Delano recounts his travels between 1790 and 1810, encompassing visits to the Palau, Hawaiian, and Galapagos islands; Manila, Canton, and Macao; New Guinea, Australia, and the East Indies; and Chile and Peru. Includes detailed accounts of whaling and seal hunting, observations of the inhabitants indigenous to Delano's stopping points, etc. HOWES D233. SABIN 19349. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 40635. HILL 463. RICH, pp.92-93. FORBES 463. NAYLOR 64.
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