756 - General - Anson, George. Voyage Around the World, Which He Undertook as Commander-in-Chief of a Squadron of ... warships dispatched on an expedition to the South Seas, undertaken in the years 1740, 41, 42, 43, and 44, compiled from his essays and documents ... translated into German by Richard Waltern. With 13 (11 folded) copperplate maps, 1 folded plan, and 20 engraved folding plates. Leipzig and Göttingen, Vandenhoeck, 1749. XLIV, 382 pp., 14 leaves. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding with spine label and gilt lettering (worn; covers with defects in the covering).

General - Anson, George. Voyage Around the World, Which He Undertook as Commander-in-Chief of a Squadron of ... warships dispatched on an expedition to the South Seas, undertaken in the years 1740, 41, 42, 43, and 44, compiled from his essays and documents ... translated into German by Richard Waltern. With 13 (11 folded) copperplate maps, 1 folded plan, and 20 engraved folding plates. Leipzig and Göttingen, Vandenhoeck, 1749. XLIV, 382 pp., 14 leaves. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. Contemporary half-leather binding with spine label and gilt lettering (worn; covers with defects in the covering). First German edition of the famous expedition report. - Sabin 1640 - Borba de Moraes 39 - Du Rietz 1089. - About two-thirds of the work deals with South America and the Pacific coasts of Central America, with corresponding maps; it also includes a large map of the South Seas, the Philippines, and Manila Bay. - Slightly browned, more so in places; small water stains at the beginning, more extensive at the end. *