Lot 11
  • 11

Barrow, John

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • A Voyage to Cochinchina, in the Years 1792 and 1793. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 4to (266 x 210mm.), dedication, engraved map and plan (both double-page), 19 hand-coloured aquatint plates (one double-page), contemporary calf gilt, very slight offsetting, a few plates trimmed affecting imprint, neatly rebacked retaining most of original spine, corners repaired

Provenance

Grantham, bookplate

Literature

Hill (2004) 66; Mendelssohn I p.143; Abbey, Travel 514

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"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).