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MÜLLER, Gerhard Friedrich (1705-1783). Voyages from Asia to America, for Completing the Discoveries of the North West Coast of America. London: Thomas Jefferys, 1761.
The first English edition of Gerhard Müller’s work on the expeditions of Vitus Bering, providing accounts of the discovery of the Bering Strait and the west coast of North America. Edited and enlarged by Thomas Jefferys, the maps include the invented geographies of Barthlomew de Fonte, a copy of a Japanese world map, and a detailed chart of Canada. Hill 1199; Howes M-875; Lada-Mocarski 17; Sabin 51285; Tourville 3234; Wickersham 6332.
Quarto (270 x 206mm). 4 engraved maps, 2 of which are folding and handcolored in outline (erased library stamp on final leaf). Contemporary calf (rebacked, with original backstrip and label laid down). Provenance: William Reese Co.
The first English edition of Gerhard Müller’s work on the expeditions of Vitus Bering, providing accounts of the discovery of the Bering Strait and the west coast of North America. Edited and enlarged by Thomas Jefferys, the maps include the invented geographies of Barthlomew de Fonte, a copy of a Japanese world map, and a detailed chart of Canada. Hill 1199; Howes M-875; Lada-Mocarski 17; Sabin 51285; Tourville 3234; Wickersham 6332.
Quarto (270 x 206mm). 4 engraved maps, 2 of which are folding and handcolored in outline (erased library stamp on final leaf). Contemporary calf (rebacked, with original backstrip and label laid down). Provenance: William Reese Co.