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Principalmente alla California ed alle isole Sandwich negli anni 1826, 1827, 1828 e 1829. Con l'aggiunta delle osservazioni sugli abitanti di quei p.aesi Second edition. 2 vols. 4 woodcut plates. 8vo. Contemporary quarter roan, spines worn, some foxing. xvi, 296, [ii], 395pp. Torino, This is an account of an unsuccessful trading voyage in the Pacific. It contains much of interest relating to Spanish California and, according to Hill, is the best contemporary account of the region. It includes, for the first time in book form, an essay by Dr. Paolo Emilio Botta, Osservazioni sugli abitanti delle isole Sandwich e della California (Observations on the inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands and California). There is also an Italian-Hawaiian vocabulary, and a list of Hawaiian numerals. Valpariso and the Galapagos were also visited. Botta was the ships medic and his observations on Hawaii and California were not included in the original French edition. Hill, p24; Forbes, 1260; Sabin, 21165; Judd, 57. Seller Inventory # 178813
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Title: Viaggio Intorno al Globo
Publication Date: 1841
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