Kotzebue, Otto von, 1787-1846, A voyage of discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's straits, for the purpose of exploring a North-East passage , 1821
- Title(s):
- A voyage of discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's straits, for the purpose of exploring a North-East passage : undertaken in the years 1815-1818, at the expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the ship Rurick, under the command of the lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Navy, Otto von Kotzebue : illustrated with numerous plates and maps : in three volumes.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1821.
London : Printed by A. and R. Spottiswoode, New-Street-Square, [1821] - Physical Description:
- 3 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsG420 .K81 1821Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/1502927
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Translated from the German, by H.E. Lloyd.
Aquatints by J. Clark.
Maps engraved by Sidney Hall.
Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 596
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in contemporary gilt- and blind-tooled navy morocco. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume 1. - Subject Terms:
- Discoveries in geography.Natural history.Northeast Passage.Northwest Passage.Voyages around the world.
- Form/Genre:
- Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1821.
Engravings -- 1821.
Publisher's advertisements.
Travel literature. - Export:
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