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DALRYMPLE, ALEXANDER. An Historical Collection of the several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean...Being chiefly a Literal Translation from the Spanish Writers (--Volume II. Containing the Dutch Voyages). London: Printed for the Author 1770-1771. 2 vols., 4to, modern quarter calf (vol. II shorter), some browning and offsetting, fourth folding map in vol. I with two slight tears. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on half-title of vol. I: "For the Library of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris from ADalrymple," half-titles, 5 folding maps (4 in vol. I, 1 in vol. II), one: "Borneo and the Sooloo Archipelago" on thin paper with an overslip, 12 engraved plates (1 in vol. I, 11 in vol. II), 7 of them folding and 3 of these each with two subjects, advertisement on verso of first half-title, "Monthly Review" leaf and 3 pp. errata all in vol. I.
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Collation: Vol. I: [A] , a-c , B-Dd . Pp. [i]-xxx,(2),[1]-[24],[1]-24, [1]-204.(2). 4 folding maps, one plate. Vol.II: [A] , B-L , M , N-R , B-C , D , A , A , B , *A-*E . Pp.[4],[1]-124 [misprinted "224"], [1]-20, [1-8], [1-12], [1-40]. One folding map, 11 plates, 7 of them folding. One folding map, 11 plates, 7 of them folding.
Dalrymple (1737-1808) narrowly missed the appointment of command the expedition for the observation of the transit to Venus which was fitted out by the government in 1768 at the request of the Royal Society. His insistence on having a naval commission as captain caused Admiral Hawke to select James Cook in his place. Dalrymple was appointed hydrographer to the East India Company in 1779 and became hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1795.
"Vol. I contains translations from Spanish voyages beginning with Magellan in 1519 and ending with Quiros in 1606. Vol. II consists of the Dutch voyages of Le Maire, Tasman, Roggewein, etc. and further explorations. Dalrymple was the first critical editor of discoveries in the East Indies and the South Pacific, and he believed in the existence of Australia, which name he proposed."--Streeter sale IV, 2404; Sabin 18338; Hill, p. 73 ("An avid mercantilist, Dalrymple theorized that the unexploited lands of the South Pacific would serve to augment England's expanding trade.")
Provenance: 1. Academie des Sciences, Paris, gift of the author, ink stamp on each title.
2. Musèum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, ink stamp (and another stamp above).
3. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), naturalist, ink stamp on title of vol. ink stamp on each title.
2. Musèum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, ink stamp (and another stamp above).
3. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), naturalist, ink stamp on title of vol. II. (2)
(See hardcopy for this paragraph.)
Collation: Vol. I: [A] , a-c , B-Dd . Pp. [i]-xxx,(2),[1]-[24],[1]-24, [1]-204.(2). 4 folding maps, one plate. Vol.II: [A] , B-L , M , N-R , B-C , D , A , A , B , *A-*E . Pp.[4],[1]-124 [misprinted "224"], [1]-20, [1-8], [1-12], [1-40]. One folding map, 11 plates, 7 of them folding. One folding map, 11 plates, 7 of them folding.
Dalrymple (1737-1808) narrowly missed the appointment of command the expedition for the observation of the transit to Venus which was fitted out by the government in 1768 at the request of the Royal Society. His insistence on having a naval commission as captain caused Admiral Hawke to select James Cook in his place. Dalrymple was appointed hydrographer to the East India Company in 1779 and became hydrographer to the Admiralty in 1795.
"Vol. I contains translations from Spanish voyages beginning with Magellan in 1519 and ending with Quiros in 1606. Vol. II consists of the Dutch voyages of Le Maire, Tasman, Roggewein, etc. and further explorations. Dalrymple was the first critical editor of discoveries in the East Indies and the South Pacific, and he believed in the existence of Australia, which name he proposed."--Streeter sale IV, 2404; Sabin 18338; Hill, p. 73 ("An avid mercantilist, Dalrymple theorized that the unexploited lands of the South Pacific would serve to augment England's expanding trade.")
Provenance: 1. Academie des Sciences, Paris, gift of the author, ink stamp on each title.
2. Musèum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, ink stamp (and another stamp above).
3. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), naturalist, ink stamp on title of vol. ink stamp on each title.
2. Musèum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, ink stamp (and another stamp above).
3. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), naturalist, ink stamp on title of vol. II. (2)