Lot no. 4
[AMERICANA] - HEARNE (Samuel).
Voyage du fort du prince de Galles dans la Baie de Hudson à l'Océan Nord, entrepris par ordre de la Compagnie de la Baie de Hudson dans les années 1769-1772 et exécuté par terre, pour la découverte d'un passage au Nord-Ouest.
Paris, Patris, an VII [1799]. 2 volumes in-8, fawn roots calf, richly decorated smooth spine, black morocco title page, gilt border, straw-coloured edges (period binding). First French edition, illustrated with a large map, 4 maps and plans and 4 plates, all folding.
A fine copy, well bound.
"This work contains extremely curious information on the manners and customs of the savages in this part of America" (Chadenat). Entering the service of the Hudson Bay Company, Hearne was commissioned in 1768 to discover a northern passage between the two oceans.
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