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COXE, William (1748-1828). Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America. London: J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1780.
The first edition of an important report on Russian discoveries in Alaska. William Coxe, an English priest and historian, conducted research in St. Petersburg to compile this account of Russian exploration in the decades after Bering’s Great Northern Expedition. Arctic Bib. 34257 (for 4th ed); Hill 391; Howes C-834; Lada-Mocarski 29; Sabin 17309; Wickersham 5882.
Quarto (277 x 216mm). 4 folding engraved maps, one folding engraved plate (some spotting; erased library stamp on title page). Modern speckled calf. Provenance: Jeffrey Thomas.
The first edition of an important report on Russian discoveries in Alaska. William Coxe, an English priest and historian, conducted research in St. Petersburg to compile this account of Russian exploration in the decades after Bering’s Great Northern Expedition. Arctic Bib. 34257 (for 4th ed); Hill 391; Howes C-834; Lada-Mocarski 29; Sabin 17309; Wickersham 5882.
Quarto (277 x 216mm). 4 folding engraved maps, one folding engraved plate (some spotting; erased library stamp on title page). Modern speckled calf. Provenance: Jeffrey Thomas.