STEDMAN, John Gabriel. HENRY, P. F. - Lot 135

STEDMAN, John Gabriel. HENRY, P. F. Journey to Suriname and into the Interior of French Guiana... Paris: F. Buisson, Year VII of the Republic. In-4 (28.7 x 22 cm), (1)-2 pp., 44 plates. Contemporary fawn-colored veal leather with a grained finish, smooth spine with decorative embellishment, red title and volume number labels, gilt framing on the covers, gilt edges (slight scuffing on the binding, marginal stains). The atlas alone from the French edition of J. G. Stedman’s *A Voyage to Surinam and the Guianas*, translated by P. F. Henry, published the year following the original English edition published in London in 1796. It consists of 44 plates, including a portrait of Captain J. G. Stedman, as well as maps, plans, views, and depictions of costumes, flora, and fauna, drawn on site by Stedman. Sabin, 91083.