1885 Famous VOYAGES Cleopatra Capt Cook Francis Drake Marco Polo Illustrated

1885 Famous VOYAGES Cleopatra Capt Cook Francis Drake Marco Polo Illustrated

 

“Pictorial Chronicles of the Mighty Deep” is a rare, 19^th-century history of all of the world’s most important sea voyages and expeditions. As expected, this book contains descriptions of:

• Voyages of Cleopatra
• Saxon invasion of England
• Marco Polo voyages
• Prince Henry the Navigator discoveries
• Francis Drake and tobacco smoking
• Anson’s voyage around the world
• Captain Cook voyages
• Nelson’s battles and naval attacks
• Paul Jones naval service to the Americans

 

See the photo of contents for a full list, as well as a list of the dozens of impressive engravings throughout!

 

Item number: #22279

Price: $499

 

WATTS, Francis

 

Pictorial chronicles of the mighty deep, or, The Sea its ships and sailors : being a record from the earliest times to our own day of the most remarkable maritime

 

London/New York: Frederick Warne & Co., [ca. 1885].

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xiv, 15-512
  • 8 color plates (including frontispiece and vignette title page), plus numerous woodcut engravings
• Provenance: Handwritten – G. Waters, ‘92
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Decorative blue cloth
• Size: ~9.75in X 7in (24.5cm x 18cm)

 

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