[TRAVEL] ANSON, George. Voyage around the world, made in the - Lot 10

[TRAVEL] ANSON, George. Voyage around the world, made in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. In the South Sea. Amsterdam, Leipzig, Arkstrée Merkus, 1751. 1 vol. in-4. Full tan speckled calf, triple gilt fillet framing, ornate ribbed spine, red morocco title-piece, speckled edges. "Taken from the journals of the papers of this lord, Lord Anson, commander-in-chief of a squadron sent by his British majesty to the South Sea, published by Richard Walter, maitre ès arts Chaplain to the Centurion in this expedition." Title vignette, header. Second edition of the French translation, illustrated with 35 intaglio folding maps and plates. Some foxing and browning in the text. Bound at the end: Voyage à la mer du Sud, fait par quelques officiers commandants le vaisseau le Wager: pour servir de suite au Voyage de Georges Anson. Lyon, Frères Duplain, 1756. [2]ff title, XVIff, 185pp, XIIIpp, [1]p. Engraved title vignette and header. Translated by Abbé Rivers and retouched by Abbé Laugier. Account of the sinking of the vessel Wager, one of the ships in Mr. Anson's squadron, while passing through Le Maire Strait. First edition of the French translation of this supplement to Anson's voyage to South America. It complements and qualifies Anson's famous Voyage autour du monde, to which it explicitly serves as a sequel.