FREVILLE (Anne-François-Joachim de). - Lot 60

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FREVILLE (Anne-François-Joachim de). - Lot 60
FREVILLE (Anne-François-Joachim de). History of the new discoveries made in the South Sea in 1767, 1768, 1769 and 1770. Paris, Hansy the Younger, 1774. Two volumes in-8 of XLVIII, 522 pp.; (2) ff., 572, (4) pp., a map, contemporary marbled calf binding, decorated spines, marbled edges. First edition. Large folded map by Vaugondy, "One of the best works for the history of discoveries in Oceania" (Chadenat). The author, translator of Cook and Darlymple, describes here the French explorations in the Pacific up to this date. The book is based on the accounts of Carteret, Byron, Wallis and Bougainville, as well as on the relationship of Cook's first voyage. Nice copy. Skillful restorations to the headdresses and bit ends.
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