Lot 237
Voyages.- Müller (Gerhard Friedrich) Voyages from Asia to America, for completing the Discoveries of the North West Coast of America, first English edition, for T. Jefferys, 1761.
Hammer Price: £1,500
Description
Voyages.- Müller (Gerhard Friedrich) Voyages from Asia to America, for completing the Discoveries of the North West Coast of America, first English edition, 4 engraved maps (2 folding and hand-coloured in outline, one with small splits to foldlines, one with shot tear and old repair), tiny rusthole to K2, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, fractional rubbing to edges, [Hill 1199], 4to, for T. Jefferys, 1761.
** This work "represents the most extensive account in English of Bering's polar expedition and of the discovery of the Bering Strait and the western limits of North America". (Hill)
Description
Voyages.- Müller (Gerhard Friedrich) Voyages from Asia to America, for completing the Discoveries of the North West Coast of America, first English edition, 4 engraved maps (2 folding and hand-coloured in outline, one with small splits to foldlines, one with shot tear and old repair), tiny rusthole to K2, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, fractional rubbing to edges, [Hill 1199], 4to, for T. Jefferys, 1761.
** This work "represents the most extensive account in English of Bering's polar expedition and of the discovery of the Bering Strait and the western limits of North America". (Hill)
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