WEBSTER, WILLIAM H.B. 1793-1875.

Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Command of the late Captain Henry Foster. London: Richard Bentley, 1834.

Narrative of a Voyage to the Southern Atlantic Ocean, in the Years 1828, 29, 30, Performed in H.M. Sloop Chanticleer, Under the Command of the late Captain Henry Foster. London: Richard Bentley, 1834.
2 volumes. 8vo (220 x 137 mm). Half-title in volume II, 5 aquatint plates by J. Clark after E.N. Kendall, 2 engraved maps (one folding). 20th century calf and marbled boards, gilt titles on spine, original brown textured boards bound in. Rubbed, browning, slight offsetting to text.
Provenance: Dr. John M. Levinson (1927-2009, Explorer's Club President; bookplates).

FIRST EDITION. An account of the three-year scientific expedition by the surgeon of the naval sloop Chanticleer. Exploration in the South Atlantic included Cape Horn and Staten Island, as well as the South Shetlands which were charted in detail and claimed for the British Crown. Lieutenant Edward Kendall was landed on Deception Island, making the first survey of it. Spence 1245.