Voyage aux Moluques et à la Nouvelle Guinée, fait sur la galère la Tartare en 1774, 1775 & 1776, par ordre de la Compagnie Angloise [...]. Orné de planches & cartes.

4to: [6]-470-[1] pp.; 29 pl. (occ. foxing, except extensive on quire Z, first 3 pl. sl. age-toned).

Contemp. marbled calf, gilt-orn. spine with raised bands, marbled edges matching the endpapers (scratchings, front joint partly split). Good copy.

French edition of the travel account of Thomas Forrest's voyage of exploration from 1774-1776, on behalf of the British East India Company, to western New Guinea. Includes 28 engr. sketches and plans and a large itinerary map previously omitted due to the cost and made by Benard.
Ref. Chadenat 571. - BnF.