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Travels of François de Coreal to the West Indies,...

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Travels of François de Coreal to the West Indies, containing the most remarkable things he saw during his stay from 1666 until 1697 (Translated From Spanish), with a connection from Walter Raleigh's Guyana and travel from Narborough to the South Sea through the Strait of Magellan (Translated From English). Complete In Three Volumes. COREAL (François de), in Amsterdam with Frédéric Bernard, 1722 Three Volumes Petit in-8, 332pp + 302pp + 278pp, contemporary marbled calf binding. A complete set of his 19 plates (plans, engravings and maps in intaglio), divided as follows: Tome I (13), Tome II (5), Tome III (1), A Parisian Edition in 2 volumes by Gabriel Amaulry was published the same year as Our First Edition; Our Dutch Edition is very rare, photos on request - qq rubbed on the back, qq stains on some leaves, qq yellowed leaves and plates, a notch on one leaf without harming the good reading, a beautiful copy for this First Edition.