DELANO, Amasa (1763-1823). A Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Boston, 1817. FIRST EDITION.
8vo (220 x 127 mm). Engraved frontispiece portrait, additional engraved portrait, engraved folding chart. (Minor foxing to text and plates.) Contemporary tree calf gilt (joints very skillfully restored).FIRST EDITION. Between 1790 and 1807, Delano, an American mariner and author from Massachusetts, made several voyages to various parts of the Pacific including Hawaii, Palau, the Galapagos Islands, Australia, and Canton. His travelogue describes the various cultures he encountered and also provides a unique account of the Bounty and Captain Bligh, including an early map of Pitcairn Island. Herman Melville's short story, "Benito Cereno" is taken from Delano's adventure seizing a Spanish ship that had been taken over by the slaves it was transporting. Ferguson 673; Forbes 463; Hill 463; Howes D-233; Sabin 19349. A FINE COPY.
