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Froger | A Relation of a Voyage made in the Years 1695, 1696, 1697..., London, 1698, first edition, speckled calf

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

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November 15, 02:02 PM GMT

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1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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François Froger

A Relation of a Voyage made in the Years 1695, 1696, 1697 on the coasts of Africa, Straights of Magellan, Brasil, Cayenna, and the Antilles, by a squadron of French Men of War, under the Command of M. de Gennes. London: for M. Gillyflower [and others], 1698


FIRST EDITION, 8vo (190 x 115mm.), 15 engraved plates and maps, some double-page, some folding, contemporary specked calf, occasional light spotting, cracking of joints, wear to head and foot


"This is an account of a squadron of six men-of-war on an expedition to found a French settlement in the Strait of Magellan, proposed by French buccaneers who had settled there. The project failed. This account of the expedition is especially noteworthy for details of natural history subjects and for the accuracy of Froger's charts. Froger went on this voyage at the age of eighteen" (Hill).


LITERATURE:

Wing F2233; ESTC R38897; Alden & Landis 698/81; Borba de Moraes I:331–332; Sabin 26004; Gay 232; Hill 656 

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