Collection de Cartes Geographiques, Vues, Marines, Plans et Portraits, relatifs aux Voyages du Capitaine J. Meares. (Atlas with maps and prints)

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First French edition. Folio. Hardcover. Publisher’s plain blue paper over boards. 31.7×24.3×1.2 cm. F. Buisson. Paris. 1794. [4] pages plus plates. Translated from the English by J.J. Billecocq. 28 engraved plates including maps and views, many folding. Good. Outer spine split, corners bumped, a few plates toned. French text. Meares was a British naval officer, navigator, fur trader, and explorer of the North Pacific particularly the northwest coast of North America. He is famous for his role in the Nootka Crisis which involved a dispute between Britain and Spain over claims to the North American Northwest. This is the atlas that was issued to accompany his account of his voyages in 1788 and 1789 from China to the North West Coast of America. weight: 1.3 lb.