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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
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In 1740 the Admiralty dispatched Captain George Anson to the South Pacific to aggravate the Spanish. They suffered great loss of life and half of their ships within a year of sailing. Most of the loss of life was mainly to scurvy. Perseverance was rewarded with the capture of a very rich prize and the voyage was deemed a success on his return in 1744. Anson was duly knighted. The official account of the voyage was published in 1748 and enjoyed popular success. Amongst the plates and charts included is this one showing the route of Anson from California and Mexico to the Philippines in 1743. NMM 109; Sabin 1629; Shirley BL G.Ans 1a no. 13; Wallis ‘George Anson’s Voyage, 1740-44’, IMCoS Journal 50 pp. 7-12.
SEALE, Richard William
A Chart of the Pacific Ocean from the Equinoctial to the Latitude of 39 1/2d No.
London, 1748
275 x 880 mm., on two sheets joined as issued. One small area of faint browning in the Pacific otherwise a fine example.
Stock number: 4437
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