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Title: Discoveries of the French in 1768 and 1769 to the South-East of New Guinea, With the Subsequent Visits to the Same lands by English Navigators, Who Gave them New Names. To which is prefixed, an historical abridgement of the voyages and discoveries of the Spaniards in the same seas Author: [Fleurieu, Charles Pierre Claret] Place: London Publisher: John Stockdale Date: 1791 Description: xxiv, 323, [1] pp. With 10 copper-engraved charts, 2 plates of coastal views and profiles, and 1 plate of arms and instruments, all folding. (4to) 30x23.5 cm. (11¾x9¼"), old boards, later leather spine. First Edition in English. Translation of Fleureiu's Découvertes des François en 1768 & 1769, dans le Sud-Ést de la Nouvelle Guinée..., 1790. Hill remarks that "The work is principally concerned with the achievements of Louis de Bougainville and Jean de Surville, but also contains numerous compilations and translations made from various accounts, both published and unpublished, of Spanish and English travelers in the Pacific... The maps are interesting, since they were based both on actual discoveries and on Fleurieu's theories. When d'Entrecasteaux returned from his fruitless search for La Pérouse, he confirmed that Fleurieu's theories appeared to be generally correct." Hill 611. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine faded, rubbed, boards with soiling, rubbing, and extremity wear; occasional light foxing within, else very good. Item number: 233916