James Cook Voyages – Campe – 1816 | Bibliotheque Geographique, 6v Set

Bibliothèque géographique : recueil de voyages dans les quatre parties du monde by Joachim Heinrich Campe is a survey of the most famous world voyages. This set of six volumes contains the voyages of James Cook. Intended for young readers, this series adapts the journals of Captain Cook’s three Pacific voyages into one cohesive account. This twelve-volume set was printed in 6 separate tomes and includes a folding map of South America in addition to the 12 frontispieces. This 1816 printing is the first French edition.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bibliothèque géographique : recueil de voyages dans les quatre parties du monde
• Author(s): Joachim Heinrich Campe
• Publisher: Paris, Gabriel Dufour
• Edition: First French edition, 1816
• Format: (12mo), six volume set
• Binding: Marbled leather, red and black spine labels, gilt decoration
• Size:  5.5in x 3.5in (14 cm x 9 cm)
• Collation: each volume separately paged
• Illustrations: 12 frontispieces, 1 folding map
• Contents Include:
  • Voyages of Capt. Cook

Condition:

Very Good. Each volume bound in original marbled calf with gilt-ruled spines and two morocco labels. Bindings tight and square. Mild foxing present on some pages. The folding map remains crisp and unmarked. All twelve frontispieces are intact and well preserved. Light wear to extremities, consistent with age.

Why Collect This?

• Early French-language educational adaptation of Cook’s voyages
• Includes original folding map and twelve engraved frontispieces
• Produced during post-Napoleonic educational reform in France

Item Number: #29085