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| Data.No. | 692 |
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Annotation | VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE WEST COAST OF COREA,AND THE GREAT LOO-CHOO ISLAND
ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE WEST COAST OF COREA,AND THE GREAT LOO-CHOO ISLAND. With an Appendix, Containing Charts, And Various Hydrographical & Scientific Notices" by Captain Basil Hall, published by John Murray, London, 1818. First Edition.Hardcover, 4 to.4to., xvi, 222, cxxx, [lxxii]pp.This is a very rare book which covers the exploration of the west Coast of Corea and the Ryukyu Islands then known as Loo-Choo Islands.This expedition formed part of the Amherst embassy and explored the relatively little known East China Sea and the Yellow Sea. Visits were made to Korea and the Ryukyu Archipelago. Korea had been sketchily explored by Europeans, but it was not until the "Alceste" and "Lyra" expeditions that detailed information was obtained about the Ryukyus. Abbey Travel 558; Cordier Sinica 3009. The book should have eight aquatint hand-colored but two plates are missing. The five maps are all present as well as two further uncoloured plates. In total there are thirteen of an original fifteen plates and maps. There are a few hundred pages of text, including a dictionary in the Loo-Choo language. The covers are loose and the leather spine is missing. The pages are all well bound together.
Size: The book measures approx 11" x 9", (28 cm x 23 cm).
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| Author | Captain Basil Hall |
| Publisher | John Murray, London |
| Pub.Year(s) | 1818 |
| Language | English |
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