Almänna rese-beskrifwaren eller sammandrag af de nyaste och bästa rese-beskrifningar, hälst de som nyligast utkommit; til uplysning af andra länders geographie, natural-historia, stats-förfatning, hushålning, lärdom, bruk och seder: uti bref författat.Stockholm, printed by Johan Arvid Carlbohm [and A.J. Nordstrom], 1780 [-1782]. 2 volumes. 8vo. With an engraved portrait of Jacob (James) Cook as a frontispiece in vol. 1, with some head and tail pieces throughout the 2 vols. Contemporary half goatskin.
by GJÖRWELL, Carl Christoffer (ed.)
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[4], 360; [2], 134, [2], 135-194, [2], 195-168 [= 268] pp.A collection of summaries and translations of the latest and best travel accounts, in the form of 41 letters by A. Norberg, C.C.L. Hirschfeld and others. Most importantly, vol. 2 (pp. 135-169) includes the Swedish translation of the biography of Captain Cook by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. This biography was first published in the Göttingisches Magazin der Wissenschaften und Litteratur (Göttingen, 1780), a journal edited by Lichtenberg and J.G.A. Forster. Other accounts in the two volumes cover the geography, natural history, people, customs and traditions of countries such as Italy, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. The 41 letters that form the 2 volumes are divided into 6 parts, 3 in each volume. The present work was compiled and edited by Carl Christoffer Gjörwell (1731-1811), a Swedish journalist, prolific editor and publisher, bookseller, and librarian of the national library of Sweden. Binding of both volumes shows signs of wear, front hinge of vol. 1 weak, annotations in pencil on the title-page of vol. 1, brown stains on p. 67 of vol. 1 slight foxing and/or browning throughout the two vols., first 5 leaves of vol. 2 have a water stain in the lower margin, not affecting the text.l Forbes vol. 1, 12; Du Rietz, Kroepelien 489; cf. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, 2nd ed., vol 1, p. 393.
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- Almänna rese-beskrifwaren eller sammandrag af de nyaste och bästa rese-beskrifningar, hälst de som nyligast utkommit; til uplysning af andra länders geographie, natural-historia, stats-förfatning, hushålning, lärdom, bruk och seder: uti bref författat.Stockholm, printed by Johan Arvid Carlbohm [and A.J. Nordstrom], 1780 [-1782]. 2 volumes. 8vo. With an engraved portrait of Jacob (James) Cook as a frontispiece in vol. 1, with some head and tail pieces throughout the 2 vols. Contemporary half goatskin.
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- [E65676C633F6] AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC|[E65676C633F6] AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC -> [F9022E92F656] Cartography & Exploration|[E65676C633F6] AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC -> [41242E40AC84] Pacific Islands|[94684889A2BD] BOOK HISTORY, EDUC
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