VANCOUVER (George).
Atlas of the Vancouver voyage.
Paris: imprimerie de la République, an VIII [1800]. -Large folio, 663x500: 4 pp. 10 maps, 6 plates. Pink paper boards, smooth spine, untrimmed (period binding).

First edition of the Atlas alone intended to accompany the edition of Voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du Nord et autour du monde; dans lequel la côte Nord-Ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement relevée ... et exécuté en 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795 par le capitaine George Vancouver.

It consists of 10 large, beautiful maps with double-page plans, plus 6 land views.

The maps and plans depict the following locations:
I: Part of the south-west coast of New Holland, with plans of King George III's Harbour, Obscure Bay on the south-west coast of New Zealand, Anchor Island Harbour and Easy Harbour, three new islands in the open ocean discovered by Vancouver (the Snares or Embûches, Chatam Island and Oparo Island).
II: The Sandwich Islands and part of the Galapagos Islands, with a plan of Cocos Island.
III: General map of that part of the northwest coast of America from the mission of S. Domingo to the coast of California, as far as the inner end of Cook's Entrance and as far as Kodiak Island south of Cook's Entrance.
IV àx: Special maps of the northwest coast of America, with special plans of the ports of S. Diego and S. Francisco (IV), Trinity Bay (V), Columbia River Entrance, Grey Harbour and Port of Discovery (VI), Port Stewart (VII), Port Conclusion, Port Protection and Cross Sound Entrance (VIII), Port Chalmers (IX) and Port Chatam (X).

Copy in contemporary hardback.
Wear and tear to binding, mainly missing hinges and corners. Scattered foxing.


Provenance:
P. R. Duperray, with bookplate.
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VANCOUVER (George). Atlas of the Vancouver voyage. Paris: imprimerie de la République, an VIII [1800]. -Large folio, 663x500: 4 pp. 10 maps, 6 plates. Pink paper boards, smooth spine, untrimmed (period binding). First edition of the Atlas alone intended to accompany the edition of Voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du Nord et autour du monde; dans lequel la côte Nord-Ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement relevée ... et exécuté en 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795 par le capitaine George Vancouver. It consists of 10 large, beautiful maps with double-page plans, plus 6 land views. The maps and plans depict the following locations: I: Part of the south-west coast of New Holland, with plans of King George III's Harbour, Obscure Bay on the south-west coast of New Zealand, Anchor Island Harbour and Easy Harbour, three new islands in the open ocean discovered by Vancouver (the Snares or Embûches, Chatam Island and Oparo Island). II: The Sandwich Islands and part of the Galapagos Islands, with a plan of Cocos Island. III: General map of that part of the northwest coast of America from the mission of S. Domingo to the coast of California, as far as the inner end of Cook's Entrance and as far as Kodiak Island south of Cook's Entrance. IV àx: Special maps of the northwest coast of America, with special plans of the ports of S. Diego and S. Francisco (IV), Trinity Bay (V), Columbia River Entrance, Grey Harbour and Port of Discovery (VI), Port Stewart (VII), Port Conclusion, Port Protection and Cross Sound Entrance (VIII), Port Chalmers (IX) and Port Chatam (X). Copy in contemporary hardback. Wear and tear to binding, mainly missing hinges and corners. Scattered foxing. Provenance: P. R. Duperray, with bookplate.

Estimate
€600 - €800
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VANCOUVER (George). Atlas of the Vancouver voyage. Paris: imprimerie de la République, an VIII [1800]. -Large folio, 663x500: 4 pp. 10 maps, 6 plates. Pink paper boards, smooth spine, untrimmed (period binding). First edition of the Atlas alone intended to accompany the edition of Voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du Nord et autour du monde; dans lequel la côte Nord-Ouest de l'Amérique a été soigneusement reconnue et exactement relevée ... et exécuté en 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795 par le capitaine George Vancouver. It consists of 10 large, beautiful maps with double-page plans, plus 6 land views. The maps and plans depict the following locations: I: Part of the south-west coast of New Holland, with plans of King George III's Harbour, Obscure Bay on the south-west coast of New Zealand, Anchor Island Harbour and Easy Harbour, three new islands in the open ocean discovered by Vancouver (the Snares or Embûches, Chatam Island and Oparo Island). II: The Sandwich Islands and part of the Galapagos Islands, with a plan of Cocos Island. III: General map of that part of the northwest coast of America from the mission of S. Domingo to the coast of California, as far as the inner end of Cook's Entrance and as far as Kodiak Island south of Cook's Entrance. IV àx: Special maps of the northwest coast of America, with special plans of the ports of S. Diego and S. Francisco (IV), Trinity Bay (V), Columbia River Entrance, Grey Harbour and Port of Discovery (VI), Port Stewart (VII), Port Conclusion, Port Protection and Cross Sound Entrance (VIII), Port Chalmers (IX) and Port Chatam (X). Copy in contemporary hardback. Wear and tear to binding, mainly missing hinges and corners. Scattered foxing. Provenance: P. R. Duperray, with bookplate.
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