5 volumes, folio (329 x 210 mm). Five letter-press titles, 7 double-page engraved maps, including the Virginia map, and a repeat of China, 81 half-page engraved maps in-text, woodcut and a few engraved text illustrations and decorative woodcut initials; contemporary marginal manicules, scattered rust marks, some offsetting from illustrations, occasional dampstaining and marginal tears and minor losses, occasional expert repairs affecting text (e.g. vol. 1: A5 C3 D1 F2 P6 2a5 2x5, vol 2: 4q4 4t5 5d5 5z6, vol 3: B3 O6 3e5-6 3n6 4h4 4s1-2 4t2,5-6, vol 5: title, Kk4 Nn2 Oo1 Zz1 3c2 3m5-6 3n3-4 4s6), lacking engraved title to vol 1, vol 3 title and following leaf extended, vol 3 gatherings ggg-iii particularly soiled with the last two leaves inlaid, Virginia map shaved in tail-edge affecting text and image. Nineteenth-century brown morocco over cloth, covers gilt ruled, spine gilt in 6 compartments, top edges gilt; extremities rubbed, cloth quite worn in places, corners occasionally bumped.
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