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HALL, Basil.
Account of Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island..
A charming description of an 1816 expedition to Korea and Loo-Choo island with colour illustrations of the islanders that created a sensation when first published. A fascinating book of the Far East.
- Published
- London: John Murray, 1818.
- References
- Abbey Travel II 558; Hill 749; Howgego 1800-1850: H3. Bobins I 289; Tooley 241.
- Plates
- 8
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: John Murray, 1818.
- Ref
- 20
Quarto, contemporary full brown calf sympathetically re-backed with red morocco spine title label, marbled endpapers. FIRST EDITION with eight hand-coloured aquatints by William Havell, two black-and-white engravings, and five charts and maps (2 foldings). Only the slightest scattered foxing and offsetting (less than usual). Light expert restoration to the contemporary calf. A beautifully illustrated edition in about-fine condition. The plates include the chiefs and princes of Corea and Loo Choo; the maps include the West Coast of Corea, Chart of Great Loo Choo island, and Napakiang Roads. An octavo edition was printed in 1820, a German edition (Weimar) in 1819, and an Italian edition (Milan) in 1820. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontis. Sulphur Island. 2. Corean Chief and his Secretary. 3. Napakiang. 4. Loo Choo Chief and his Two Sons. 5. Priest and Gentleman of Loo Choo. 6. The Prince of Loo Choo. 7. Scene after the Prince of Loo Choo's Feast. 8. Gentleman of Loo Choo in his Cloak.
