8vo. 112pp. Bound by H. Smith of Norwich in recent half-calf, marbled boards, lettered in gilt. Minor shelf-wear. Title page a trifle dusty, else internally clean and crisp.

The first edition in English (greatly abridged), adapted from the French of the same year, of Camille de Roquefeuil's (1781-1831) Journal d'un voyage autour du monde, an account of his two-year voyage around the world aboard his ship Le Bordelais; the third successful circumnavigation by the French, after those of Bougainville and Marchand. Roquefeuil sailed from Bordeaux in October 1816, with a complement of thirty-four men and three officers and arrived at Nootka (via Chile and Peru) in September 1817. This was the first visit to the region of which we have a full account since the massacre of the Boston's crew. After completing a survey of the region and obtaining some furs at Barclay Sound, Roquefeuil coasted the shores to California, where he remained for the winter. Initially sent to explore the possibilities for French trade and commerce with China and the East Indies, the mission was considered a failure by the French authorities.