Entdeckungsreise in das Stille Meer und vorzüglich nach der Nordostküste von Asien, gethan in den Jahren 1795, 1796, 1797 und 1798. Weimar: Im Verlage des Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, 1805. 8vo (196 x 115 mm). xx, 352 pp. With engraved frontispiece and folding engraved map. Contemporary marbled boards, recased. Wrinkling to a few leaves, boards mildly worn. First German edition. Scarce: only one copy appears in the auction records of Americana Exchange. Broughton was commanding Captain Bligh's old ship, the Providence, when he joined with Captain Vancouver's expedition to the northwest coast of America. Broughton's exploration of the mouth of the Columbia river formed the basis for Great Britain's claim to the Oregon country. Hill 191 (English ed); Howes B821 (noting 2 maps); Sabin 8425 (noting 1 map).
Entdeckungsreise in das Stille Meer und vorzüglich nach der Nordostküste von Asien, gethan in den Jahren 1795, 1796, 1797 und 1798. Weimar: Im Verlage des Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, 1805. 8vo (196 x 115 mm). xx, 352 pp. With engraved frontispiece and folding engraved map. Contemporary marbled boards, recased. Wrinkling to a few leaves, boards mildly worn. First German edition. Scarce: only one copy appears in the auction records of Americana Exchange. Broughton was commanding Captain Bligh's old ship, the Providence, when he joined with Captain Vancouver's expedition to the northwest coast of America. Broughton's exploration of the mouth of the Columbia river formed the basis for Great Britain's claim to the Oregon country. Hill 191 (English ed); Howes B821 (noting 2 maps); Sabin 8425 (noting 1 map).
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