VANCOUVER (George).
Voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord et autour du monde, exécuté pendant les années 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795.
Translated from the English by P.F. Henry. Paris, Imprimerie Didot jeune, An X (1801-1802), 6 vol. in-8 (including an atlas), half calf, smooth spine, richly decorated (contemporary binding). Spots on some headpieces.
Second edition of the French translation in in-8 format.
The atlas comprises 17 engravings and 9 maps, 8 of which are folded.
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VANCOUVER (George). Voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord et autour du monde, exécuté pendant les années 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795. Translated from the English by P.F. Henry. Paris, Imprimerie Didot jeune, An X (1801-1802), 6 vol. in-8 (including an atlas), half calf, smooth spine, richly decorated (contemporary binding). Spots on some headpieces. Second edition of the French translation in in-8 format. The atlas comprises 17 engravings and 9 maps, 8 of which are folded.

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VANCOUVER (George). Voyage de découvertes à l'océan pacifique du nord et autour du monde, exécuté pendant les années 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 et 1795. Translated from the English by P.F. Henry. Paris, Imprimerie Didot jeune, An X (1801-1802), 6 vol. in-8 (including an atlas), half calf, smooth spine, richly decorated (contemporary binding). Spots on some headpieces. Second edition of the French translation in in-8 format. The atlas comprises 17 engravings and 9 maps, 8 of which are folded.
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