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KOTZEBUE (OTTO VON)
A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage, Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness The High Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the Ship Rurick, 3 vol.

8 June 2010, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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KOTZEBUE (OTTO VON)

A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage, Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness The High Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the Ship Rurick, 3 vol., first edition in English, half-titles, 9 engraved plates (8 hand-coloured), 7 engraved charts (4 folding), spotting, untrimmed in early green cloth by "Goodwyn, Tetbury" (with binder's ticket), gilt morocco spine labels [Abbey, Travel 596; Hill 944, "a prized edition"; Howes K258; Sabin 38291; Borba da Moraes, p.373], 8vo, Longman, Hurst, 1821

Footnotes

The first edition in English, translated by H.E. Lloyd from the German, of Kotzebue's classic voyage. Sponsored by Count Romanzoff and led by Kotzebue, this was the second Russian expedition into the Pacific for scientific exploration. They rounded Cape Horn, visiting Chile, Easter Island, and the Marshall Islands before exploring the North American coast and Hawaii, and searched unsuccessfully for a passage to the Arctic Ocean.

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