ARAGO, Jacques Étienne Victor (1790-1855). Narrative of a Voyage Round the World... London, 1823. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.
4to (271 x 206 mm). Engraved folding map, 25 lithographic plates from drawings by Arago. (Lacking half-title to first part, scattered spotting to text, plates and map.) Contemporary russia gilt (upper cover detached, joint repaired).FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. "Translation of Arago's Promenade autour du monde The Uranie, with a crew of 125 men under the command of Captain Louis de Freycinet, entered the Pacific from the West to make scientific observations on geography, magnetism, and meteorology. Arago was the artist of the expedition, which visited Western Australia, Timor, Hawaii, and New South Wales" (Hill). First published in French in 1822. Ferguson 885; Forbes 562; Hill (2004) 29; Sabin 1865.
