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ARAGO (JACQUES)
Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, in the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, Commanded by Captain Freycine, during the Years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820, 2 parts in 1 vol., Treuttel and Wurtz, 1823

3 December 2014, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ARAGO (JACQUES)

Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, in the Uranie and Physicienne Corvettes, Commanded by Captain Freycine, during the Years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in English, folding engraved map (reinserted), 25 lithographed plates (2 shaved with some loss to caption, 2 with small marginal tear closed), title with tear touching letters and 2 corners repaired, contemporary diced calf, rebacked [Ferguson 885; Forbes 562; Hill 29; Sabin 1865], 4to, Treuttel and Wurtz, 1823

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THE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Arago was the official artist to the expedition organised by the French government, under the leadership of Captain Freycinet, to take chronometric and magnetic observations in varying latitudes. This included a month-long stay in the Sandwich Islands, visiting Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu.

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