PBA Galleries

xii, 180 pp. Illustrated with 16 etchings on 12 plates including frontispiece, two folding. (8vo) 20.4x13.2 cm (8x5¼"), period quarter morocco, marbled boards, lettering on spine in gilt. Third Edition.

The last plate, A View of the Island of Juan Fernandez, is printed in sepia. After reconnoitering Brazil, the Briton was ordered to the Pacific in search of the American frigate Essex, then threatening British whalers in those waters. Hill calls this "A very interesting narrative including some curious details regarding the mutiny of the Bounty, and the meeting with the last survivor, John Adams, when the ship called at Pitcairn Island." He also notes information regarding Captain David Porter, of the Essex, and his proceedings in the Marquesas. Hill, Pacific Voyages, p.274 (describing the first edition). Ownership marks dated to 1820 on front blank page.