1808 – Pinkerton Voyages & Travels | Scotland, Norway, Stonehenge – 6v Set

A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages is a monumental and important early 19th-century historical account of world voyages by Scottish historian John Pinkerton. Pinkerton includes notable voyagers as well as essays and treatises on voyages, ranging from the earliest known voyages to late 18th-century expeditions. Includes numerous engraved plates.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels, in all parts of the world
• Author(s): John Pinkerton
• Publisher: London: Printed for Longman, etc.
• Edition: 1808-1809
• Binding: Leather
• Format: 4vo, six-volume set
• Size:  11in X 8.75in (27.5cm x 22cm)
• Collation: each volume separately paged
• Illustrations: dozens of engravings throughout
• Contents Include:
  • Fandango dances
  • Castel of Segovia
  • Description of Mount Etna
  • Mont Blanc
  • French costume and dress, Corsicans
  • Description of Dublin
  • Shetland Island rock formations, Noss-Holm
  • Scottish Castles
  • Maps of Scilley Isles and Azores
  • Stonehenge – description and illustration
  • Norwegian bear attacks

Condition:

Very good. Leather bindings strong and secure with gilt titles retained on spine. Marbled boards show only mild wear that does not affect the display. Pages and illustrations clean and free of staining and major tears.

Why Collect This?

• Impressive six-volume set complete with numerous engravings
• Retains the maps and highly desirable illustrations of castles and Stonehenge

Item Number: #5369