Author: KOTZEBUE, Otto von.
Title: Entdeckungs-Reise in die Süd-See und nach der Berings-Strasse zur Erforschung einer nordöstlichen Durchfahrt. Unternommen in den Jahren 1815, 1816, 1817 und 1818, auf Kosten Sr. Erlaucht des Herren Reichs-Kanzlers Grafen Rumanzoff auf dem Schiffe Rurick unter dem Befehle des Lieutenants der Russisch-Kaiserlichen Marine Otto von Kotzebue.Weimar, Hoffmann Brothers, 1821. 3 parts in 1 volume. Large 4to. With 6 engraved maps, 4 folding double-page etched aquatints by Paul Anton Skerl and Carl Ermer after Ludwig Choris, 4 hand coloured full-page engraved portraits of indigenous men and women (of which 3 facing the title-pages of the 3 parts), 11 hand coloured full-page engraved plates (numbered I-XI in the plate) of butterflies by Carl Ermer after Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz, 1 full-page engraved plate of skulls, 2 folding printed tables, and several tables and schemes in the text. With a divisional title-page for parts 2 and 3. Contemporary half marbled leather.
Description: [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 91, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [93]-168 pp.; 176 pp.; [1], [1 blank], "240" [= 241], [4], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], XVIII pp.First edition of this important exploration report in its original presentation, written by the Russian-Estonian navigator Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) as commander of the second Russian voyage around the world between 1815 and 1819 on board of the brig Rurik. "This edition is in many ways superior to the subsequent editions, including the English translation. The three volumes are rich in early original source material on Alaska. The third volume is very important, as it has considerable scientific data, comparative vocabulary of the native languages and other pertinent, often unique, information. The coloured plates of butterflies were not included in the Russian or English translation" (Lada-Mocarski).The voyage was financed by the Russian Count Nikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev (1754-1826) and was organised to find the "North-West Passage" from the Atlantic to the Pacific (this time however entering from the east) and of course the exploration and mapping of parts of the northern Pacific. A first exploration concerned Kamchatka, Bering Strait, and Alaska (1816). Passing the Cape Prince of Wales, Kotzebue discovered and entered the Kotzebue Sound. In November-December 1816, he visited the Sandwich Islands and California. During a later stage of the exploration, he visited Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. Otto von Kotzebue was a naval officer and explorer in the service of Russia. He was born in Reval, now Tallin, in Estonia. Between 1803 and 1806, he sailed the Pacific (visiting China and Japan) under command of the Baltic German admiral Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770-1846).During his circumnavigation in 1815 and following years, Von Kotzebue was accompanied by several scientific collaborators including the German poet and naturalist Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838) and the German-Russian painter-draughtsman Ludwig Choris (1795-1828), whose contributions made the travel account all the more valuable. The three parts of the account testify lively on almost every page of the difficulties and dangers the crew encountered on the Rurik during the three years of the voyage. After rounding Cape Horn, Von Kotzebue discovered several until then unknown islands which were named after the participants of the expedition, including the Rurik and Krusenstern Islands. Navigating in the northern waters, they gave names to the Kotzebue Sound on the north-west coast of Alaska (1816) as well as the Chamisso Island, the Romanzov Island (now Tikei) and the Eschscholtz Bay after the Baltic German naturalist and ships surgeon Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1793-1831).The edges and corners of the boards are somewhat bumped and scuffed, the front hinge is weakened (the front board is only attached at the sewing supports), foxed throughout (mainly in the margins), a small tear in one of the maps. Otherwise in good condition.l Borba de Moraes, no. 428; Adelbert von Chamisso, Reise um die Welt mit der Romanzoffischen Entdeckungs-Expedition in den Jahren 1815-1818 auf der Brigg Rurik (Leipzig, Weidmann, 1836, 2 vols.); Chavanne, no. 4111; Forbes, no. 525; Henze, III, no. 69; Hill, no. 164; Howes, K. 258; Howgego, Encycl. of exploration 1800-1850 (2004), K 20; Lada-Mocarski, no. 80; Lipperheide, La 7; Nissen, ZBI, no. 2297; Sabin, no. 38284; Streeter, no. 3511.
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Title: Entdeckungs-Reise in die Süd-See und nach der Berings-Strasse zur Erforschung einer nordöstlichen Durchfahrt. Unternommen in den Jahren 1815, 1816, 1817 und 1818, auf Kosten Sr. Erlaucht des Herren Reichs-Kanzlers Grafen Rumanzoff auf dem Schiffe Rurick unter dem Befehle des Lieutenants der Russisch-Kaiserlichen Marine Otto von Kotzebue.Weimar, Hoffmann Brothers, 1821. 3 parts in 1 volume. Large 4to. With 6 engraved maps, 4 folding double-page etched aquatints by Paul Anton Skerl and Carl Ermer after Ludwig Choris, 4 hand coloured full-page engraved portraits of indigenous men and women (of which 3 facing the title-pages of the 3 parts), 11 hand coloured full-page engraved plates (numbered I-XI in the plate) of butterflies by Carl Ermer after Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz, 1 full-page engraved plate of skulls, 2 folding printed tables, and several tables and schemes in the text. With a divisional title-page for parts 2 and 3. Contemporary half marbled leather.
Description: [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 91, [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [93]-168 pp.; 176 pp.; [1], [1 blank], "240" [= 241], [4], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], XVIII pp.First edition of this important exploration report in its original presentation, written by the Russian-Estonian navigator Otto von Kotzebue (1787-1846) as commander of the second Russian voyage around the world between 1815 and 1819 on board of the brig Rurik. "This edition is in many ways superior to the subsequent editions, including the English translation. The three volumes are rich in early original source material on Alaska. The third volume is very important, as it has considerable scientific data, comparative vocabulary of the native languages and other pertinent, often unique, information. The coloured plates of butterflies were not included in the Russian or English translation" (Lada-Mocarski).The voyage was financed by the Russian Count Nikolai Petrovich Rumyantsev (1754-1826) and was organised to find the "North-West Passage" from the Atlantic to the Pacific (this time however entering from the east) and of course the exploration and mapping of parts of the northern Pacific. A first exploration concerned Kamchatka, Bering Strait, and Alaska (1816). Passing the Cape Prince of Wales, Kotzebue discovered and entered the Kotzebue Sound. In November-December 1816, he visited the Sandwich Islands and California. During a later stage of the exploration, he visited Hawaii and the Marshall Islands. Otto von Kotzebue was a naval officer and explorer in the service of Russia. He was born in Reval, now Tallin, in Estonia. Between 1803 and 1806, he sailed the Pacific (visiting China and Japan) under command of the Baltic German admiral Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770-1846).During his circumnavigation in 1815 and following years, Von Kotzebue was accompanied by several scientific collaborators including the German poet and naturalist Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838) and the German-Russian painter-draughtsman Ludwig Choris (1795-1828), whose contributions made the travel account all the more valuable. The three parts of the account testify lively on almost every page of the difficulties and dangers the crew encountered on the Rurik during the three years of the voyage. After rounding Cape Horn, Von Kotzebue discovered several until then unknown islands which were named after the participants of the expedition, including the Rurik and Krusenstern Islands. Navigating in the northern waters, they gave names to the Kotzebue Sound on the north-west coast of Alaska (1816) as well as the Chamisso Island, the Romanzov Island (now Tikei) and the Eschscholtz Bay after the Baltic German naturalist and ships surgeon Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1793-1831).The edges and corners of the boards are somewhat bumped and scuffed, the front hinge is weakened (the front board is only attached at the sewing supports), foxed throughout (mainly in the margins), a small tear in one of the maps. Otherwise in good condition.l Borba de Moraes, no. 428; Adelbert von Chamisso, Reise um die Welt mit der Romanzoffischen Entdeckungs-Expedition in den Jahren 1815-1818 auf der Brigg Rurik (Leipzig, Weidmann, 1836, 2 vols.); Chavanne, no. 4111; Forbes, no. 525; Henze, III, no. 69; Hill, no. 164; Howes, K. 258; Howgego, Encycl. of exploration 1800-1850 (2004), K 20; Lada-Mocarski, no. 80; Lipperheide, La 7; Nissen, ZBI, no. 2297; Sabin, no. 38284; Streeter, no. 3511.
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