Laplace (Cyrille Pierre Theodore)

Voyage Autour du Monde Exécuté, pendant les annees 1830, 1831 et 1832, sur la corvette la favorite ...

Together 5 vol., including Album Historique, 72 fine uncoloured aquatint views on india paper, contemporary cream calf over marbled boards, black leather lettering labels, atlas in contemporary brown morocco over marbled boards, joints expertly repaired, some foxing throughout, [Hill 980; Howgego L-12; Sabin 38985; Ferguson 1669], Paris, 1833-35

***This was a French expedition to China to gain better understanding of the China Seas and to promote trade. It was also combined a scientific mission with a commercial and political one.