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Exploring the Bay of California

COMBIER, C.
Voyage au golfe de Californie. Grands courants de la mer.- Courants généraux atmosphériques.- Usages de la vie maritime.- Tempêtes vers le Pôle Austral.- Poissons et oiseaux de la mer.- Description de la Sonora et de ses richesses minérales.- De la basse Californie, ses volcans, ses produits.- Pêche des perles.- La chaîne des cordillères, ses forêts.- Nuits de la zone torride.

With folding map of Sonora by V.A. Malte-Brun after the map by A. Garcia y Cubas and American maps, engraved by Erhard and coloured by hand in green and red for borders and roads respectively.

With folding map of Sonora by V.A. Malte-Brun after the map by A. Garcia y Cubas and American maps, engraved by Erhard and coloured by hand in green and red for borders and roads respectively.

With folding map of Sonora by V.A. Malte-Brun after the map by A. Garcia y Cubas and American maps, engraved by Erhard and coloured by hand in green and red for borders and roads respectively.



Paris, Arthus Bertrand, (1864). Large 8vo. Modern half calf, spine gilt and blind-tooled with black morocco title-label, uncut. With folding map of Sonora by V.A. Malte-Brun after the map by A. Garcia y Cubas and American maps, engraved by Erhard and coloured by hand in green and red for borders and roads respectively. XVI, 544 pp.

First edition of an extensive travel account describing the people and the terrain of the Bay of California, including abundant information on maritime life, natural phenomena, a detailed description of Sonora with its volcanoes, mines and forests, fruits and products, etc. The French author collected his material during his business ventures in the New World. He sailed with the "Félicie", a vessel he owned together with his shipping associates, mainly between the Mexican ports, Guaymas, Acapulco, Mazatlan and Veracruz, and he also visited Valparaiso, Chile, the La Paz-Loreto area and the Bay of California.
Combier carefully noted his observations of the people and the lands visited, and when he had to retire early because of ill-health, he put his papers in order and published the present travel account. At the end the author added some personal "révélations", experienced during his travels.

Fine, uncut copy.- (Some sl. foxing).
Howell, California II, 390; Sabin 14925; Monaghan 461; Hill pp.59-60; Barrett 555.

Related Subjects: America, North  Americana  Cartography  Mexico  Voyages 

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