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Flinders Australia 1st Edition 1814

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Flinders Australia 1st Edition 1814
A Voyage to Terra Australia. Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1803, in His Majesty's Ship the Investigator, and subsequently in the Armed Vessel Porpoise and Cumberland Schooner. With an Account of the Shipwreack of the Porpoise. by Matthew Flinders. First Edition; (*A on the bottom of the Dedication Page) LONDON: Printed by W. Bulmer & Co., and Published by G. & W. Nicol, 1814. 2 Volume Set, Large 4to/Small folio (12"x9.5"), Uniformly recased in 1/2 Tan Calf and Marbled bds, gilt rules, Raised Bands on the Spines with Compass Ornaments and Gilt Titles, AEG. Nearly complete, only lacking the 1/2 title in volume II, with 9 Engravings by William Westall (Draftsman of the Expedition.) These include the earliest views of certain parts of the Australian Coast and were reissued separately during the same year. Small circular Stamp "Kings Inn Library/Dublin" adorns the verso of each title page at the bottom. Collectively Near Fine with heavy rubbing to the marbled portions of the bds due to their convexity. The Foundation of any Early Australian Exploration Collection or Library.