First edition. 8vo. Chip to p.213 but missing piece retained. 224pp. London, M. Cooper, 1744. [With:] [VERNON (Admiral Edward).] Original Papers Relating to the Expedition to Carthagena. Second edition. [ii], 154pp. London, M. Cooper, 1744. [And:] [VERNON (Admiral Edward).] [Original Papers relating to the Expedition to the Island of Cuba.] First edition. Bound without title-page, else complete. 5-219, [1]pp. London, M. Cooper, 1744. [Plus:] [POTTER (Thomas).] The Expedition against Rochefort Fully Stated and Considered in a Letter to the Right Honourable the Author of the Candid Reflexions on the Report of the General Officers. Second edition. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, red morocco label to spine, a little worn, some minor spotting but very good. 66, [2]pp. London, J. Towers, 1758.
A valuable sammelband of three works concerning Admiral Edward Vernon’s (1684-1757) exploits in the Caribbean and South American in the early 1740s when England was at war with Spain. In a two-year period, Vernon led attacks on Cartagena, Panama, and Santiago on the south coast of Cuba. These expeditions were unsuccessful but left Vernon’s reputation - based on his capture of Porto Bello in 1739 - largely intact.
