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2.) Overseas Travels and Discoveries in the 19th Century by Arthur Mangin -
Illustrations by Durand - Brager - Third edition - Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, Publishers 1876 - Red percaline binding, gilt title on the upper cover and spine, 400 pages, gilt edges, format: 30 x 21 cm -
Abundantly and richly illustrated with plates out of text - Table of contents: see photos -
Brief Summary:
Captain Baudin's trip to Australia (1800-1803) -
Voyage of Captain de Freycinet in Oceania (1817-1820) -
First Voyage of Captain Dumont d'Urville in the Southern Ocean (1826-1829) -
Second Voyage of Captain Dumont d'Urville in the Southern Ocean (1837-1840) -
Journey of D. Giovanni Mastai who became His Holiness Pope Pius IX in South America (1823-1824) -
Voyage of an English Commission to the Andaman Islands (Indian Ocean) - Circumnavigation Voyage of Captain Wullerstorf Urtair (1857-1859) -
First Voyage of Captain John Ross to the Arctic Pole (18158) -
Second Voyage of Captain John Ross to the Arctic Pole (1829-1833) -
Voyage of Captain Back in search of John Ross (1833-1835) -
Voyages of Edouard Parry (1819-1823) -
First Voyage of John Franklin (1819-1822) -
Simultaneous Voyages of Franklin and Beechey (1825-1827) -
Sir John Franklin's last expedition and subsequent research (1845-1859) - Voyage du Docteur El.-K. Kane of the United States Navy sent in search of Sir John Franklin (1853-1855) - Voyage of Commander Mac-Clure sent in search of Sir John Franklin (1850-1853) -
Voyage of Captain Mac-Clintock in search of Sir John Franklin and his companions (1857-1859) -
Very nice copy, nevertheless there are some foxing and a perforation in the front endpaper of + or - 1 cm by 0.5 cm (see last photo) - 67286677
