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Letter by famous Scottish explorer of the Korean coasts and parts of China

[AUTOGRAPH]. HALL, Basil.
[Letter to Aaron Louis Frédéric Regnault, Baron de la Susse].

In brown ink on paper. Signed letter in English.



Smyrna (Izmir, Turkey), 27 June, 1842. (18 x 11 cm). In brown ink on paper. Signed letter in English. [1],[3 blank] pp.

Autograph letter by the Scottish explorer Basil Hall (1788-1844) who made a voyage to the west coast of Korea and China in 1815-1817, and voyages to South America (1820-1823) and North America (1827-1828).
In the letter Hall thanks the French vice-admiral Aaron Louis Frédéric Regnault, Baron de la Susse (1788-1860) who was the commander in the Levant and captain of L'Inflexible, for the offered breakfast on the vessel. Hall commanded many vessels involved in exploration and scientific and diplomatic missions. He described his travels in a series of books and publications. This includes his narrative of the Korean voyage titled Account of a voyage of discovery to the west coast of Corea and the great Loo-Choo Island (London, John Murray, 1818), which was one of the first descriptions of Korea by a European, and Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chile, Peru and Mexico (1823).

Letter in very fine condition by the Scottish explorer of the Korean coasts and parts of China.
Cf. Howgego, 1800-1850, H3.

Related Subjects: Autographs, Letters & Documents  China  Discovery & Exploration  Korea  Travel & Voyages  Voyages 

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