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Charting the Northeast coasts of Asia

BROUGHTON, William Robert.
Voyage de découvertes dans la partie Septentrionale de l'Océan Pacifique, fait par le capitaine W.R. Broughton, commandant la corvette de S.M.B. la Providence et sa conserve, pendant les années 1795, 1796, 1797 et 1798; dans lequel il a parcouru et visité la côte d'Asie, depuis le 35° degré nord, jusqu'au 52°; l'île d'Insu, ordinairement appelée Jesso; les côtes Nord, Est et Sud du Japon; les îles de Likeujo et autres îles voisines, ainsi que la côte de Corée. Traduit par ordre de S.E. le Ministre de la Marine et des Colonies, par J.B.B. E(yriès).

With large folding engraved map of the North-East coast of Asia and Japan and the Japanese islands, folding engraved map of the islands Likeujo and Madjicosemah, plans of the harbours of Chosan in Corea, of Napachan on Likeujo and Endermo on Jesso on large folding engraved plate, views of coastlines and harbours of the same region on 3 folding plates, and full-page engraved plate showing the costumes of Volcan's Bay.

With large folding engraved map of the North-East coast of Asia and Japan and the Japanese islands, folding engraved map of the islands Likeujo and Madjicosemah, plans of the harbours of Chosan in Corea, of Napachan on Likeujo and Endermo on Jesso on large folding engraved plate, views of coastlines and harbours of the same region on 3 folding plates, and full-page engraved plate showing the costumes of Volcan's Bay.

With large folding engraved map of the North-East coast of Asia and Japan and the Japanese islands, folding engraved map of the islands Likeujo and Madjicosemah, plans of the harbours of Chosan in Corea, of Napachan on Likeujo and Endermo on Jesso on large folding engraved plate, views of coastlines and harbours of the same region on 3 folding plates, and full-page engraved plate showing the costumes of Volcan's Bay.

With large folding engraved map of the North-East coast of Asia and Japan and the Japanese islands, folding engraved map of the islands Likeujo and Madjicosemah, plans of the harbours of Chosan in Corea, of Napachan on Likeujo and Endermo on Jesso on large folding engraved plate, views of coastlines and harbours of the same region on 3 folding plates, and full-page engraved plate showing the costumes of Volcan's Bay.

With large folding engraved map of the North-East coast of Asia and Japan and the Japanese islands, folding engraved map of the islands Likeujo and Madjicosemah, plans of the harbours of Chosan in Corea, of Napachan on Likeujo and Endermo on Jesso on large folding engraved plate, views of coastlines and harbours of the same region on 3 folding plates, and full-page engraved plate showing the costumes of Volcan's Bay.



Paris, Dentu, 1807. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards, gilt spine gilt with red and green titel-labels, lettered in gold. With large folding engraved map of the North-East coast of Asia and Japan and the Japanese islands, folding engraved map of the islands Likeujo and Madjicosemah, plans of the harbours of Chosan in Corea, of Napachan on Likeujo and Endermo on Jesso on large folding engraved plate, views of coastlines and harbours of the same region on 3 folding plates, and full-page engraved plate showing the costumes of Volcan's Bay. XXII, 243,(2); 341, (1) pp.

First edition of the French translation of the account of an important English expedition, of great interest for the Americas as well as for North-East Asia and Japan, first published at London in 1804 under the title A Voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ..., reprinted in Amsterdam in 1967 in the series Bibliotheca Australiana, 13. A German translation appeared in 1805.
The British naval officer William Robert Broughton (1763-1821) sailed from England in February 1795 in the 'Providence', captain Bligh's old ship, to Rio de Janeiro with the intention to reunite with Vancouver in the Pacific. From Rio Broughton preceded to Australia, Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands. Then he sailed up the North-West coast of America, to Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island (March 1796), hoping to meet up with George Vancouver. For England this was one of the most important voyages to the northwest coast of America, the results of which established the British claims to the Oregon territory. But the continuation of the expedition was of even more importance. Having missed Vancouver, Broughton sailed back down to Monterey on the coast of California and further across the Pacific to Japan where, for four years, he carefully charted the northeast coasts of Asia to the north and east of Korea, and of the Japanese islands. Crossing the entrance to the Yellow Sea he surveyed the harbour of Chusan, and eventually arrived back in England in February 1799. The maps and plates in the present work show the important results of this voyage.

Very good copy.
Sabin 8424; Howgego, 1800 to 1850, B-167 (no French ed. mentioned); Alt Japan Kat. 259; Wagner, Cartography, pp. 236 and 243; Paul Markham Kahn Collection (State-Archives of Hawaii) 3, 54; Kahn III, 54; Forbes I, 382; Kroepelien 135; cf. Judd 28 (English ed.).

Related Subjects: America, North  Asia  Cartography 

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