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BENYOWSKY, Maurice Augustus (1741-1786). Memoirs and Travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky ... Consisting of His Military Operations in Poland, his Exile into Kamchatka, his Escape and Voyage from that Peninsula through the Northern Pacific Ocean, Touching at Japan and Formosa, To Canton in China. London: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790.
The first edition of Benyowsky’s popular memoir, from the library of Sir John Gladstone. After being exiled to Siberia by the Russians, Benyowsky led 70 prisoners on an escape mission out of Kamchatka, sailing to Japan, Formosa, and China. His memoir offers interesting (and perhaps occasionally fantastical) accounts of Siberia, the Russian fur trade, and the customs of Kamchatka. The escape party also allegedly reached the Alaskan mainland. Cordier Japonica 454; Cordier Sinica 277; Hill 115; Lada-Mocarski 45.
Two volumes, quarto (277 x 213mm). 23 engraved plates (tear affecting text on p. 285; one plate trimmed by the binder). Contemporary tree calf. Provenance: Sir John Gladstone of Fasque (1764-1851; bookplate), Scottish MP and slave trader – Reg and Philip Remington Books.
The first edition of Benyowsky’s popular memoir, from the library of Sir John Gladstone. After being exiled to Siberia by the Russians, Benyowsky led 70 prisoners on an escape mission out of Kamchatka, sailing to Japan, Formosa, and China. His memoir offers interesting (and perhaps occasionally fantastical) accounts of Siberia, the Russian fur trade, and the customs of Kamchatka. The escape party also allegedly reached the Alaskan mainland. Cordier Japonica 454; Cordier Sinica 277; Hill 115; Lada-Mocarski 45.
Two volumes, quarto (277 x 213mm). 23 engraved plates (tear affecting text on p. 285; one plate trimmed by the binder). Contemporary tree calf. Provenance: Sir John Gladstone of Fasque (1764-1851; bookplate), Scottish MP and slave trader – Reg and Philip Remington Books.