{"product_id":"1803-account-of-pelew-islands-antique-illustrated-palau-english-by-george-keate","title":"1803 ACCOUNT OF PELEW ISLANDS ANTIQUE ILLUSTRATED Palau ENGLISH by George Keate","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Account of the Pelew Islands, Situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, Composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and Some of His Officers, Who, in August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, in the Antelope, a Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eby Keate, George\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, Printed for Captain Wilson and sold by G. Nicol; 1803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[4], xxvii, [1], 244, [8], 72 pp. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait of Wilson; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efolding chart;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19 (of 20) engraved plates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(4to) 29x23.5 cm (11½x9¼\"), \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eperiod mottled sheep, red leather lettering piece, \u003cbr\u003emarbled endpapers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLacks plate \"Views of the Land\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifth Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fifth edition is the first to include the Supplement by J.P. Hockin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the Pelew Islands had been sighted by the Spaniards, the shipwreck of the East India Company's packet near one of the islands brought about the first exploration of the group by Europeans.\u003cbr\u003eThe crew eventually managed to build a small vessel from the wreckage, in this they reached Macao, taking with them Prince Lee Boo, one of King Abba Thulle's sons, who made a good impression in London but soon died of smallpox. \u003cbr\u003e(Cox II, pp.302-303; Hill 907).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith bookplate at the front pastedown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome wear of binding, minor foxing, very good interior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in English\u003cbr\u003e===============================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491904418094,"sku":null,"price":714.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/207349-012jpg.jpg?v=1787517423","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1803-account-of-pelew-islands-antique-illustrated-palau-english-by-george-keate","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}