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Voyage around the world made in the 1740s, ANSON George Voyage around the world made in the years 1740, 41, 42, 43 and 44 Paris, Quillau père et fils-Delormel-Le Loup, 1750, 3 volumes in 4 vols. In-12°. Full glazed calf. 5-rib spine decorated with gilded boxes, acanthus leaves and rosettes. Authors' and headpieces in blood-red morocco. Defects to bindings. New edition of this translation, which appeared at the same time as an in-4° edition. It is illustrated with 35 folding plates, including 20 views, 7 maps and 8 plans. At war with Spain, England appointed Admiral Anson to lead a fleet of six ships to attack Spanish possessions in America. The squadron reached Brazil and sailed to Patagonia. In the Strait of Magellan, Anson lost four of his ships and two-thirds of his men. However, he continued across the Pacific to the Philippines and Macao, making numerous captures and returning home with a substantial haul.

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