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MARRYAT, Frank S.
Borneo and the Indian Archipelago, with drawings of costume and scenery.
A collection of drawings made on the last surveying cruise of the H.M.S. Samarang in 1843-46, under the command of Captain Belcher, with an engaging narrative description of people and places such as Hong Kong, the Island of Poo-Too, Borneo, Bruni, Manilla, Singapore, and Sarawak. The author was the son of Naval Officer and novelist Captain Marryat, a pioneer of the sea story through popular works such as "Mr. Midshipman Easy" (1836), "The Pirate" (1836), and "The Phantom Ship" (1839).
- Published
- London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848.
- References
- Hill (2004) 1088; Howes M299; Abbey Travel II 549;
- Plates
- 22
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848.
- Ref
- 1302
Large 8vo signed in fours (11 x 7 3/8 inches). Half-title. Coloured lithographic frontispiece, additional title, 20 coloured or tinted plates, 37 woodcut illustrations (some full-page). Original red cloth, blocked in gilt and blind, expertly re-backed with the original spine laid down, endpapers replaced. Edges uncut. Provenance: James Hall (Greenside, armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION of this lively account of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang under the command of Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877), H.M.S. Samarang was dispatched to the Far East by the British government "to survey approaches to ports laid open by the new treaty with China" (Hill p.37). Belcher was not a popular captain, the author appears to have left the Navy after his experiences on board the Samarang, and he is undoubtedly scathing in his condemnation of Belcher's leadership of the expedition. The author was the youngest son of the author Captain Frederick Marryat, and in addition to the lively lithographs and wood engravings, he writes in an exciting and informed fashion about Singapore, Borneo, Macao, the Philippines, the Celebes, the Moluccas, Formosa, the Ryukyu Islands, Quelpart Island, Hong Kong, and Japan. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontis. Chinese Joss House. 2. Lithograph title page. Bornese Vessel. 3. Loondoo Dyak (N.W. Coat of Borneo). 4. River Sarawack & Town of Kuchin (Borneo). 5. Keeney-Ballo (Oosokan Bay, Borneo). 6. Serebis Dyak (N.W. Coast of Borneo). 7. Saghai Dyak (S.E. Coast of Borneo). 8. War Dance of the Dyaks. 9. Malay Chief (Sooloo). 10. Bruni (Borneo Proper). 11. Court of the Sultan of Borneo (Signing the Treaty with England). 12. West Point. Hong Kong. 13. View on the Island of Poo-Too (Near Chusan). 14. Chinese Joss-House at Ningpo. 15. Quelpartians. 16. Mandarin of Quelpart (Corea). 17. Japanese. 18. Natives of Luzon. 19. View in Samboangan. 20. Illanoan Pirate (Tampassook, Borneo). 21. Dusum (N. Coast of Borneo). 22. Port Louis (Mauritius).
