Campbell, Archibald

A Voyage Round the World from 1806 to 1812; in Which Japan, Kamchatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands Were Visited (Etc.). With an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language

Amsterdam / New York Nico Israel / Da Capo 1970, Facsimile Reprint of 1816 Edinburgh Edition. (Hardcover issued without dust jacket) 288pp. As new. Octavo. (22.5x14cm) with folding map. Bound in simulated vellum. An account of Campbell's journey to China and Japan, among the Aleutian Islands and along the coast of Alaska. Of great value in its description of the Sandwich Islands, to which is added a vocabulary of the language. After a shipwreck Campbell got both feet frozen which required amputation. A report of the surgeon who undertook the operation is added. Series: Bibliotheca Australiana 50.

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