BARROW, JOHN | A VOYAGE TO COCHINCHINA IN THE YEARS 1792 AND 1793. LONDON: T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, 1806

BARROW, JOHN

A VOYAGE TO COCHINCHINA IN THE YEARS 1792 AND 1793. LONDON: T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, 1806 

4to (11 1/4 x 8 3/4 ins.; 285 x 220 mm). Engraved map and plan (both double-page), 20 hand-colored aquatint plates (one double-page); uncut with deckle edges, partially unopened, minor dampstain to lower margin of preface and contents, a few stray spots. Original gray boards with paper spine label; label worn, overall rubbed, repairs to upper joint at ends. Half-morocco case.

First edition. An account of Lord Macartney's embassy to China. 

REFERENCE:

Abbey, Travel 514; Borba de Moraes 88; Hill (2004) 66; Mendelssohn I:143