Froger, F. A Relation of a Voyage made in the...
Froger, F. A Relation of a Voyage made in the years 1695, 1696, 1697, on the Coast of Africa, Streights of Magellan, Brasil, Cayenna, and the Antilles, by a Squadron of French Men of War under the Command of M. De Gennes. London, M. Gillyflower, 1698, (10),173,(3)p., engr. title, 4 (fold.) charts, 11 plates, contemp. panelled calf w. mor. letterpiece.
- One quire and first blank loose; occas. trifle yellowed. Binding sl. worn along extremities. Good copy.
= Very rare. Hill 656; Sabin 26004. An account of an early French voyage in the South Atlantic designed to prey on Spanish shipping and to found a French colony in the strait of Magellan. It is full of details and exact descriptions of their findings along the way and it was the first French expedition to the Straights of Magellan. Noteworthy are the details of natural historical subjects and the accuracy of Frogers charts. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXIV.
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Froger, F. A Relation of a Voyage made in the years 1695, 1696, 1697, on the Coast of Africa, Streights of Magellan, Brasil, Cayenna, and the Antilles, by a Squadron of French Men of War under the Command of M. De Gennes. London, M. Gillyflower, 1698, (10),173,(3)p., engr. title, 4 (fold.) charts, 11 plates, contemp. panelled calf w. mor. letterpiece.
- One quire and first blank loose; occas. trifle yellowed. Binding sl. worn along extremities. Good copy.
= Very rare. Hill 656; Sabin 26004. An account of an early French voyage in the South Atlantic designed to prey on Spanish shipping and to found a French colony in the strait of Magellan. It is full of details and exact descriptions of their findings along the way and it was the first French expedition to the Straights of Magellan. Noteworthy are the details of natural historical subjects and the accuracy of Frogers charts. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXIV.
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