SAVIGNY (J.B. H.), CORRÉARD (Alexandre). Wreck... Lot 33

SAVIGNY (J.B. H.), CORRÉARD (Alexandre). Wreck of the frigate La Méduse, part of the Senegal expedition, in 1816. Relation containing the events which took place on the raft, in the desert of Saara, in Saint-Louis and in the camp of Daccard. Followed by an examination under the agricultural reports of the western part of the coast of Africa, from Cape White to the mouth of the Gambia. Paris, Hocquet, Eymery et al, 1817. In-8, 196 p., half bronze green chagrin from the very beginning of the 20th century, spine with 5 nerves, author and title gilt (spine faded to brown, repairs in the margin of the fx-title, soiling and a few stains, light wetness in the margin of the very last f., one corner mq. in the margin p. 163). First edition, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece plate showing the plan of the famous raft. Authors' signature authenticating the edition on verso of the title.