Narrative of a voyage in the Indian Seas in the Nisus frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, isles of Bourbon, France, and Seychelles, to Madras and the isles of Java, St. Paul, and Amsterdam
by PRIOR, James
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- Hardcover
- first
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1820 Voyages in Indian Seas AFRICA MAP Cape of Good Hope Java MadrasJames Prior
James Prior was a 19th-century Irish surgeon who early in his career boarded the HMS Nisus while in the Royal Navy. While on the ship, Prior sailed to Cape of Good hope, Java, Madras, and several other tropical locations. Following the voyage, Prior wrote a narrative of his voyage on the Nisus, a book that includes an impressive folding map of Africa, Southern Asia, and the surrounding oceans.
Item number: #11797
Price: $550
PRIOR, James
Narrative of a voyage in the Indian Seas in the Nisus frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, isles of Bourbon, France, and Seychelles, to Madras and the isles of Java, St. Paul, and Amsterdam
London: Printed for Richard Phillips, [1820]. First edition.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o IV, 112
o 4 engraved plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)
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- Title
- Narrative of a voyage in the Indian Seas in the Nisus frigate to the Cape of Good Hope, isles of Bourbon, France, and Seychelles, to Madras and the isles of Java, St. Paul, and Amsterdam
- Author
- PRIOR, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- for Richard Phillips
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1820 Voyages in Indian Seas AFRICA MAP Cape of Good Hope Java Madras James Priorrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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