The Cruise Of The Marchesa To Kamschatka & New Guinea; With Notices Of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, And Various Islands Of the Malay Archipelago

London: John Murray, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt and beveled edges. Very good. Vol.I: xviii, [2], 284 pages & Vol.2: xvi, [2], 400 pages. 22.5 x 16.5 cm. Includes: 14 maps (13 colored, 4 folding), 30 plates and 2 hand-colored frontispieces. Also: VoI has one hand-colored lithograph plate by J. G. Keulemans, and 10 uncolored plates, with 5 uncolored maps (one fold-out). Volume II has one hand-colored lithograph and 7 uncolored plates by J. G. Keulemans, 11 uncolored lithograph plates, plus 9 maps (some folding) and text figures. This was a private scientific expedition notable for its focus on lesser known islands as well as important ornithological observations. FERGUSON. 10138a. HILL. 735 (second edition). Index. The author, a travel writer and naturalist he also served as the Geographical Editor of the Cambridge University Press. Rebacked, new endpapers, with toning mostly to first few and last leaves in both volumes.