![STAEHLIN, Jakob von Storcksburg (1709-1785). An Account of the New Northern Archipelago, Lately Discovered by the Russians in the Seas of Kamtschatka and Anadir. [Bound with:] LE ROY, Pierre Ludwig (1699-1774). A Narrative of the Singular Adventures of Four Russian Sailors, Who Were Cast Away on the Desert Island of East-Spitzbergen. London: C. Heydinger, 1774.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/NYR/2017_NYR_15724_0040_000(staehlin_jakob_von_storcksburg_an_account_of_the_new_northern_archipel052336).jpg?w=1)
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STAEHLIN, Jakob von Storcksburg (1709-1785). An Account of the New Northern Archipelago, Lately Discovered by the Russians in the Seas of Kamtschatka and Anadir. [Bound with:] LE ROY, Pierre Ludwig (1699-1774). A Narrative of the Singular Adventures of Four Russian Sailors, Who Were Cast Away on the Desert Island of East-Spitzbergen. London: C. Heydinger, 1774.
The first English edition of Staehlin’s account of new Russian discoveries in Alaska. "An important work in the history of Northwest coast exploration" (Hill). Staehlin’s report is followed by Le Roy’s dramatic account of Russian sailors marooned for six years in the high arctic, providing the earliest detailed record of Russian hunters in Svalbard. This story was popularized in David Roberts's 2003 book Four Against The Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World. The map, based on Müller’s 1773 map of Alaska, is more complete and exact than that included with the Stuttgart edition of the same year. Arctic Bib. 16667 & 9935; Hill 1624; Howes S-863; Lada-Mocarski 20; Sabin 90063; Streeter sale 3467; Tourville 4275; Wickersham 5824.
Octavo (214 x 128mm). Engraved folding map, handcolored in outline (light spotting; offsetting from map on title page). Contemporary calf (rebacked, some wear). Provenance: Frederick E. Ellis (1917-2010, conservationist; bookplate) – Wessel & Lieberman.
The first English edition of Staehlin’s account of new Russian discoveries in Alaska. "An important work in the history of Northwest coast exploration" (Hill). Staehlin’s report is followed by Le Roy’s dramatic account of Russian sailors marooned for six years in the high arctic, providing the earliest detailed record of Russian hunters in Svalbard. This story was popularized in David Roberts's 2003 book Four Against The Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World. The map, based on Müller’s 1773 map of Alaska, is more complete and exact than that included with the Stuttgart edition of the same year. Arctic Bib. 16667 & 9935; Hill 1624; Howes S-863; Lada-Mocarski 20; Sabin 90063; Streeter sale 3467; Tourville 4275; Wickersham 5824.
Octavo (214 x 128mm). Engraved folding map, handcolored in outline (light spotting; offsetting from map on title page). Contemporary calf (rebacked, some wear). Provenance: Frederick E. Ellis (1917-2010, conservationist; bookplate) – Wessel & Lieberman.