‎GOODRIDGE (Charles MEDYETT) ‎
‎Narrative of a Voyage to the South Seas, and the Shipwreck of the Princess of Wales Cutter, with an Account of a Two Years' Residence on an Uninhabited Island… ‎

‎Exeter, W.C. Featherstone and sold by the author, 1839, 175pp.-9ff., percale éditeur, dos lisse, titre au plat. Frottements, légèrement brunis, dos insolé, coutures lâches. Illustré de 2 planches. ‎

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‎3ème édition de ce récit brut et factuel du naufrage du cotre Princess of Wales survenu en 1821, augmentée de planches, notamment le portrait de l'auteur vêtu de peaux de phoque, ainsi que par la mise à jour d'un guide statistique et pratique sur la Tasmanie destiné aux futurs émigrants. Le livre détaille les deux ans de survie de l’équipage dans le climat polaire des îles Crozet et leur second exil sur l’île Saint-Paul, pour s'achever sur une importante liste nominative de souscripteurs, témoignant du succès de cette œuvre auprès du public britannique de l'époque. The third edition of this raw and factual account of the shipwreck of the cutter Princess of Wales in 1821 features additional plates, including the portrait of the author dressed in sealskin, as well as an updated statistical and practical guide to Tasmania intended for future emigrants. The book details the crew's two-year survival in the polar climate of the Crozet Islands and their second exile on Saint Paul Island, concluding with an extensive list of subscribers that bears witness to the work's success among the British public of the period. M1-Et3 ‎

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