1340: Narrative of the Wilkes Expedition 1845 w/atlas Start Price USD 7,500.00 Current Price USD 8,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 Location San Francisco, CA See more about '1340: Narrative of the Wilkes Expedition 1845 w/atlas' Description click for larger image1340: Narrative of the Wilkes Expedition 1845 w/atlasTitle: Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842Author: Wilkes, CharlesDescription: 6 volumes including atlas. lx, 434; xv, [1], 476; xv, [1], 438; xvi, 539; xv, [1], 558 pp. + atlas. With 64 steel-engraved plates, with tissue guards; text illustrations engraved in steel and wood; 9 double-page copper-engraved maps; atlas with 5 large folding copper-engraved maps & charts, 1 hand-colored. (Large 8vo) 11-1/8x7, original blindstamped cloth stamped in gilt. Third Edition.Exceptional set of this official account of the first seaborne scientific expedition of the United States government, with significant provenance. The set was once in the library of the British explorer Julius Lucius Brenchley, with his engraved armorial bookplate on each front pastedown, and his ink signature on each front free endpaper. Brenchley was the author of "Jottings During the Cruise of H.M.S. 'Curacoa' among the South Sea Islands," 1873, and was the co-author (with Jules Remy) of "Voyage au pays des Mormons," 1860. During his travels, Brenchley visited every continent except Antarctica. He was especially active in the South Seas. He was a passionate collector of art, ethonography and natural history. He died in 1873 at the age of 56. This is the third edition of Wilkes' important narrative, following on the "official" quarto edition of 100 copies (of which 63 were given to foreign nations and 25 destroyed by fire), and the "unofficial" edition of the same size limited to 150 copies. The present edition in imperial octavo is the earliest and best that is generally available, printed in slightly smaller type than the two preceding, but including the important atlas that was not issued with subsequent editions. As Howes notes, this was "The first United States scientific expedition by sea. Wilkes sailed along and surveyed the whole Northwest coast and his exploring parties penetrated into the interior at many points..." Hill notes that Wilkes "sailed into the Antarctic Ocean and along the Antarctic Continent from 150o to 97o East, reporting land at a number of points in the region now know as Wilkesland. He visited Tonga, the Fiji group, and the Hawaiian Islands in 1840, and in 1841 explored the west coast of North America. The findings were timely, in view of the dispute with Great Britain over the Oregon Territory, and he also visited San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento River...." The numerous engravings and plates include striking depictions of Pacific islands and their natives, Hawaiian volcanoes, Australia, the continent of Antarctica, an early rendition of the outpost at Astoria, an encampment on the Sacramento with Californios relaxing, mountains in the distance, Mt. Shasta, etc., and an important map of the Western half of the present U.S. The atlas volume contains five significant maps: Chart of the World Shewing the Tracks of the U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1838, 39, 40, 41 & 42, 59x85.5 cm. (this one hand-colored); Chart of the Antarctic Continent Shewing the Icy Barrier Attached to it..., 59x87 cm.; Chart of the Viti Group or Feejee Islands..., 59.5x86 cm.; Map of the Oregon Territory... with inset of Columbia River from its mouth to Walla Walla, 58x86.5 cm.; and Map of Part of the Island of Hawaii, Sandwich Islands, Shewing the Craters and Eruption of May and June 1840..., 39.5x60 cm. Howes W414; Wagner-Camp-Becker 175a; Cowan p.538; Hill 1867; Forbes 1575.Heading: zzcPlace Published: PhiladelphiaPublisher: Lea and BlanchardDate Published: 1845Condition ReportFaint blindstamp of the Maidstone Museum & Public Library to title-pages, no other markings. Some minor fraying and wear to spine ends, corners showing with some slight bumps, a few splits to cloth along joints but still firm, light rubbing to covers; occasional light foxing to contents, including some plates and maps, still a near fine, fresh set overall, rarely found so nice.Auction House PBA Galleries133 Kearny Street4th FloorSan Francisco, CA United States 94108415-989-2665Terms & ConditionsAll auctions will start at 1pm PST. The ebay ending time is incorrect. Please note this is a live auction conducted at our auction house in San Francisco. eBay bids are processed in competition against live and phone bidders at the auction house. The sale opens at 1pm and lots are processed in order at the house. Ending time for the sale is determined by the sequential order of the lots. eBay bids are not processed until the lot opens in the house so the current total on eBay may not be reflective of the actual opening price. 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