[2], xi, [1], 478, [2] pp. 19.5x18.5 cm (7¾x7¼"), modern ¾ brown morocco & marbled boards, spine tooled in gilt, raised bands.

Analysis of the then-present state of cartography of the Pacific Ocean. This is the volume for the North Pacific Ocean. There is another for the South Pacific Ocean, and apparently a third volume as well. All are rare. Pages 401 to [480] are tables that are slightly larger than the rest of the text, resulting in some damage to the fore-edges; margins of the whole work are trimmed, affecting some running headings, etc., and bisecting the date on title-page. Original bookplates of the Hydrographic Office of U.S. Navy and the U.S. Exploring and Surveying Expedition to the Pacific Ocean, Behring Straits, &c. [the Wilkes Expedition], are mounted on the front pastedown.

Provenance: Quaritch 4/87