[First Edition] The Voyage of Captain Don Felipe Gonzales...

The Voyage of Captain Don Felipe Gonzales in the Ship of the Line San Lorenzo, with the Frigate Santa Rosalia in Company, to Easter Island in 1770-1: Preceded by an Extract from Mynheer Jacob Roggeveen's Official Log of his Discovery and Visit to Easter Island in 1722. Issued for 1903. The Hakluyt Society, Printed at Cambridge University Press. Transcribed, Translated, and Edited by Bolton Glanvill Corney. Beautiful hardcover copy in very good condition. Gilt lettering on spine and gilt illustration (front cover) on bright light-blue cloth-covered boards. Some light general wear, wear to extremities and signs of a faint moisture spot on spine. Age-darkened endpaper pages. Contents are clean and binding is tight. All three meticulous maps contained in pocket on the rear. Excellent copy, a real gem.

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