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Scarce Swedish edition of Vancouver s voyage account, being Anders Sparrman s abridgement of Voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and round the world (1798) . Stockholm : Anders Zetterberg, 1800. Two parts in one volume, small octavo, contemporary half calf over speckled papered boards, spine ruled in gilt with title labels (spine and edges worn and rubbed); contemporary inscription to front pastedown; pp [vi], 184; [viii], 192; 8 full-page engraved plates, all portraits after Webber (from Cook s third voyage) of indigenous subjects, including Van Diemen s Land (2), Friendly Islands (2), Oonalaska (2), and Prince William Sound (2); folding map of the North Pacific and the northwest coast of America drawn and engraved by Sparrman, based on a map published in 1781; as in most copies, the series title page is not present; a very good copy. Sparrman had sailed with Vancouver on Cook s second voyage, and his abridged version in Swedish of Vancouver s voyage account includes some personal recollections of Vancouver (pp.3-4, part one). This edition also includes Sparrman s own account of the Patagonians (pp.166-192, part two) as well as the Pacific map drawn and engraved by himself. The selection of engraved plates after Webber is somewhat incongruous, as Vancouver did not make landfall in either Van Diemen s Land or the Friendly Islands (Tonga). He did, however, discover and name King George III Sound (present day Albany) on the southwest coast of Australia, so his accoun

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