Voyage en Chine et dans les mers et archipels de cet empire pendant les années 1847 - 1848 - 1849 - 1850.

2 pts in 1 vol., 12mo: [4]-396, [4]-354 pp., 1 folding map (map sl. browned, some foxing).

Cont. half shagreen, gilt-tooled spine, red edges, green marbled boards (very sl. used).

Complete copy with a large map of the Chinese coast engraved on steel. The author Jurien de la Gravière (1812 - 1892) was a very successful French naval commander who wrote many historical studies on French naval operations during the 19th century. Ref. Bn-Opale plus.