VAILLANT (Auguste Nicolas) - Lot 723

VAILLANT (Auguste Nicolas) Voyage around the world executed during the years 1836 and 1837 on the corvette La Bonite commanded by M. Vaillant, captain of vessels... Relation de voyage par A. de La Salle. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1845-52. (With) Album historique. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, sd. 3 volumes in-8 text), more or less heavy foxing in places; and an atlas in folio containing 100 lithographed plates from the historical album on China paper mounted by Bichebois and Lemercier after Lauvergne, Fisquet, Touchard. Contemporary ½ red chagrin, ornate ribbed spine, cold geometric decoration on red (text) and ½ contemporary fawn calf percaline boards, smooth spine rubbed, accidents to headpieces. The complete original edition comprises a total of 15 text volumes and 3 atlases. A good copy of the "Album Historique" atlas accompanying A. de La Salle's account of the voyage, illustrating the geographical and natural history discoveries of the French voyage to the Pacific. Beautiful views of the voyage's ports of call, including Cadiz, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Cape Horn, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, the Philippines, China, Cochinchina, Singapore and Malacca, Penang, India, Saint-Denis and Saint-Helena (Sabin 98298).