1820 Flowers of Modern Voyages and Travels; Comprising Those Most Worthy of Record Between the Years 1806 and 1820

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Very Scarce

The complete vanishingly scarce four volume first edition of this work.

Illustrating with a folding hand coloured map frontispiece to each volume.

In these works, author William Adams recounts the major global voyages undertaken between 1806 and 1820.

Volume I covers voyages in Africa, volume II in Asia, volume III in America, and volume IV covers voyages in Europe.

With half titles to volumes I, II and III.

With four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of volume I.

A very scarce work offering detailed insight into major early nineteenth century voyages.