Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Bering's Straits, for
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KOTZEBUE, Otto Von. A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Bering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-east Passage, Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the ship Rurick, Under the Command of the Lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Navy. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1821. 1st English ed. 3 Vols. xv, 358; 433; 442 pp. Color portrait frontises., plates (most color); maps (some folding). 19th-century full blindstamped gilt-ruled calf, raised spine bands, gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels, all edges marbled. some light wear to spine ends, very small hole in front board of Vol. 1, some very light scattered foxing, else a very good copy. HOWES K-258, Hill 944. Streeter Sale 3512. Abbey 596. "Important Russian exploration of the Northwest and California coasts" Howes. On this voyage Kotzebue discovered Kotzebue Sound in Alaska, thinking, as he sailed east, that he had finally found the north-east passage. He gives an account of the visit of his ship to the Golden Gate in October 1816. Kotezebue also tells of meeting Chamisso, the naturalist, and gives a brief description of birds and fauna, and a sad picture of the the Indians at the work of the missions.
Price: $7,500.00