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Bougainville, Louis Antoine de
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description
- Voyage autour du monde, par la frégate du roi la Boudeuse, et la flûte l’Étoile; en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769. Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1771
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (247 x 185mm.), half-title, 23 engraved plates and maps, the majority folding, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, short tear to world map
Provenance
"Bibliotheque Montmirail", old stamp on title and last leaf
Literature
Borba de Moraes, p.115; Hill (2004) 163; Sabin 6864
Condition
A good copy
"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."
"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
A GOOD COPY. Bougainville, a former aide-de-camp to Montcalm at Quebec, founded a French settlement on the Falkland Islands in January 1764. In order to avert trouble between Spain and France, Bougainville was requested to remove the settlement and was offered the governorship of Mauritius in compensation, which he traded for this voyage round the world. The voyage across the Pacific touched the Tuamotu archipelago and Tahiti (Ahutoru, a Tahitian, was taken back to France), went on to Samoa, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands and the previously unknown Louisiade Archipelago.