JACOBS (Thomas Jefferson).

Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Pacific Ocean,

or the Islands of the Australasian Seas, during the Cruise of the Clipper Margaret Oakley, under Capt. Benjamin Morrell…First edition. Frontispiece, large folding plate of Canton & another plate, with map & further illustrations in the text. 8vo. Original publisher’s cloth, headcap repaired, some very light staining to boards, occasional light spotting. xii, [13]-372pp. New York, Harper & Bros., 1844.

£500.00

“No other quarter of the globe would a trading and colonizing expedition, fitted out under proper auspices, and with care and skill, be more sure of a speedy and lucrative return than in this the Pacific.” Jacob’s account documents the fifth and sixth voyages of Benjamin Morrell aboard the Margaret Oakley. The voyage included a sojourn at Port Jackson, which is recounted over 12 pages. Hill, 876; Ferguson, 3844; Howes, J38; Sabin, 35506.

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