Folding colour printed map. 4to. Original paper wrappers bound in. Full contemporary sheep with red and green leather labels to spine, gilt titles and tooling. Light shelfwear, otherwise very good. Partially uncut. [4],400pp. Paris, Ernest Leroux, 1882.
An exploration of the voyages of father and son explorers John and Sebastian Cabot. Their 1497 discovery of parts of North America is commonly acknowledged as the first European exploration of the area since the Vikings in the 11th Century. Includes a facsimile of a map by Sebastian of the northeast coast of North America.
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