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Creator:
Kotzebue, Otto von, 1787–1846
Title(s):
A voyage of discovery, into the South Sea and Beering's straits, for the purpose of exploring a North-East passage : undertaken in the years 1815-1818, at the expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the ship Rurick, under the command of the lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Navy, Otto von Kotzebue : illustrated with numerous plates and maps : in three volumes.
Published/Created:
London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1821.
London : Printed by A. and R. Spottiswoode, New-Street-Square, [1821]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
G420 .K81 1821
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Translated from the German, by H.E. Lloyd.
Aquatints by J. Clark.
Maps engraved by Sidney Hall.
Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 596
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in contemporary gilt- and blind-tooled navy morocco. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume 1.
Subject Terms:
Discoveries in geography.
Natural history.
Northeast Passage.
Northwest Passage.
Voyages around the world.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1821.
Engravings -- 1821.
Publisher's advertisements.
Travel literature.
Contributors:
Lloyd, Hannibal Evans, 1771–1847, translator.
Kruzenshtern, Ivan Fedorovich, 1770–1846.
Horner, Johann Caspar, 1774–1834.
Eschscholtz, Johann Friedrich, 1793–1831.
Chamisso, Adelbert von, 1781–1838.
Clark, J., active 1789–1830, engraver.
Hall, Sidney, engraver.
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, publisher.
A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer.
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