Cornelis de Jong Sold at Auction Prices

REIZEN NAAR DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP, IERLAND EN NOORWEGEN, IN DE JAREN 1791 TOT 1797. MET HET, ONDER ZIJN BEVEL STAANDE, 'S LANDS FREGAT VAN OORLOG, SCIPIO. EERSTE [- DERDE] DEEL.

3 vol., 8vo: xxii-274, x-348, xvi-232-[4] pp.; 9 pl. - First edition of this rare travelogue by the Dutch naval officer Cornelis de Jong (1762-1838). Ill. with 4 engr. fold. pl. "Reede van de Kaap de Goede Hoop", "de Kaapstad, met omliggende bergen en reede", "de Simonsbaai" and "Wapenoefening der schieloopers op de bergen in Noorwegen", 4 engr. hand-coloured pl. of costumes of Norwegian farmers by De Jong, Vinkeles, De Wit and Veelwaard, and 3 fold. tables. De Jong sailed to Cape Town on the frigate Scipio in 1794 to escort a convoy of VOC ships to the Netherlands. He ended up in Norway, leaving the country only nine months later, after crossing it from west to east. De Jong kept notes of his journey, which he later incorporated into these letters to an imaginary friend. - Ref. Tiele 557. - KB Den Haag. - Prov. Stamp on title of vol. III. - Name on flyleaf of vol. III.