DUMONT D'URVILLE. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris, Tenré, 1834-1835. 2 volumes in-4, contemporary pink cloth.
Brunet, II-882 /// I. (2f.)-VIII-576 / II. (2f.)-584.
General summary of the voyages and discoveries of Magellan, Bougainville and La Pérouse, written by Dumont D'Urville and Reybaud.
This summary is illustrated with 2 frontispieces and 276 wood-engraved plates after Sainson, printed on Chine monté, each with several subjects, and 6 fold-out maps.
The plates depict landscapes, numerous figures in local costume and a few animals.
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