FUNNELL, William. A Voyage Round the World. London, 1707. FIRST EDITION.
8vo (193 x 114 mm). 5 engraved folding maps, 10 engraved plates. (Some slight worming at end primarily affecting index.) Contemporary panelled calf (rebacked preserving old label). Provenance: Armorial bookplate of The Order of the Garter. FIRST EDITION. "It was Funnell, not Dampier, who really circumnavigated the globe on this voyage, as Dampier proceeded only as far as the South Seas. The purpose of the expedition was to harass the Spaniards and take plunder from vessels and towns in South America. Its failure was due to the differences that arose between them. Funnell arrived in England before Dampier and seized the opportunity to compose a relation of his voyage; a task for which he was poorly qualified. His narrative contained much that was disapproved of by Dampier, who immediately after published a vindication of his voyage, pointing out the misrepresentations of Funnell" (Hill). Borba de Moraes, I:333-334 ("the majority of copies have only 13 or 14 maps and plates, when in reality there should be 15"); ESTC T52634; Hill 664; Sabin 26213.
