The Cruise of the Marchesa - Guillemard (engravings by Whymper) -1889

The Cruise of the Marchesa – Guillemard (engravings by Whymper) -1889

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Published by John Murray, London 1889.

The magnificent account of the voyage of the schooner yacht Marchesa from Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1881 first to Ceylon, then via Singapore to Formosa and the Liu-Kiu islands to Japan. She left Yokohama for Kamschatka returning three months later, thence to China and Hong Kong at the end of March 1883 from where the Sulu islands were explored and then the Celebes and on to New Guinea.

Many maps and special Whymper illustrations. One of the most interesting Victorian travel accounts. Very good condition.

Superb voyage and natural history account

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The Cruise of the Marchesa – Guillemard (engravings by Whymper) -1889

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