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The main source of early knowledge of the Pelew Islands in Micronesia in a Dutch translation

KEATE, George.
Beschryving van de Pelew Eilanden, gelegen in het westlyk gedeelte van den Stillen Oceaan, opgesteld  uit de dagverhalen en mondelinge berigten van den Kaptein  Henry Wilson en sommigen van zyne officieren, welke  in Augustus 1783 aan dezelven schipbreuk geleden hebben met de Antelope, een paketboot, in dienst van de Engelsche Oostindische Maatschappy.

With 4 full-page portraits, large folding map of the Northern Pacific, and 3 folding views, all engraved.

With 4 full-page portraits, large folding map of the Northern Pacific, and 3 folding views, all engraved.

With 4 full-page portraits, large folding map of the Northern Pacific, and 3 folding views, all engraved.

With 4 full-page portraits, large folding map of the Northern Pacific, and 3 folding views, all engraved.

With 4 full-page portraits, large folding map of the Northern Pacific, and 3 folding views, all engraved.



Rotterdam, Gerard Abraham Arrenberg, 1789. 4to. Contemporary boards. With 4 full-page portraits, large folding map of the Northern Pacific, and 3 folding views, all engraved. XXXII, 365, [1] pp.

First Dutch translation of one of the most popular 18th-century books on the Pacific, and the main source of early knowledge of the Pelew Islands in Micronesia. The original edition was published in London, 1788.
In 1773, the Antelope was wrecked near one of the Pelew Islands, a previously unexplored group. The crew managed to reach shore, where they were well treated by the natives. They built a small boat from the wreck, in which they reached Macao. They took Lee Boo, the son of Abba Thulle, King of the Pelew Islands, with them to England where he made a very good impression. Unfortunately, he soon died of smallpox.
George Keate (1729-1797), a friend of Captain Wilson and of Voltaire, composed the relation from the journals and communications of the Captain and some of his officers. Keate also published books on poetry and history.

Binding rubbed; first endpapers stained. Fine uncut copy.
Cat. NHSM p. 233; Cox II, p. 302.

Related Subjects: Cartography  Discovery & Exploration  Exploration  Pacific  Shipwrecks 

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