Ross ( Admiral Sir John)

A Voyage of Discovery...in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay...,

first edition , 25 aquatint or engraved plates, some hand-coloured, some folding, 3 engraved folding charts, 4 engraved meteorological charts, 3 folding, some offsetting, a few uncoloured plates slightly damp stained at edges, a contemporary mss poem on whaling ‘Whale Fishing’ and another contemporary note dated 1819, tipped to front pastedown, previous ownership signature of ‘P.H.Wood. 1^st April, 1819’ also to front pastedown, later half Morocco over earlier boards, gilt, joints split and worn at extremities, 4to, 1819.