WILSON, James. A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, London: T. Chapman, 1799, 4° (264 x 203mm.), FIRST EDITION, 6 engraved plates and 7 folding maps (some plates dampstained and browned, a few tears, margin of one folding map brittle, a few leaves spotted), contemporary half calf and marbled boards (some damage to spine, worn). [Cox II, p. 307; Sabin II, p. 504]

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WILSON, James. A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, London: T. Chapman, 1799, 4° (264 x 203mm.), FIRST EDITION, 6 engraved plates and 7 folding maps (some plates dampstained and browned, a few tears, margin of one folding map brittle, a few leaves spotted), contemporary half calf and marbled boards (some damage to spine, worn). [Cox II, p. 307; Sabin II, p. 504]

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"The account is of extraordinary interest for its fresh and sometimes naive viewpoint, and for its descriptions of customs passed over by nautical and geographical explorer." (Cox)

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