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Barrow, John
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Barrow, John
- A Voyage to Cochinchina, in the Years 1792 and 1793. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806
- paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (260 x 198mm.), xviii, [ii], 448pp., folding engraved map and plan, 19 hand-coloured aquatint plates, one double-page, contemporary diced russia gilt, grey drab endpapers, occasional slight offsetting
Provenance
Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale, bookplate and gilt cypher ("Lowther") on the covers
Literature
Hill (2004) 66; Mendelssohn I p.143; Abbey, Travel 514; Borba de Moraes p.88
Condition
A fine copy
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
An account of Lord Macartney's embassy to China. Over half of this account deals with the voyage itself, describing (and often illustrating) Madeira, Teneriffe, Brazil, the strait of Sunda, Java and Batavia. There is considerable information on Indonesia (about 90 pages) and at the end of the account of Cochinchina there is ''annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802 to... the Booshuana nation, being the remotest point in the interior of southern Africa'' (title-page).