Title: The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros 1595 to 1606 Author: Fernandez de Quiros, Pedro Place: London Publisher: Hakluyt Society Date: 1904 Description: 2 volumes. Translated and edited by Sir Clements Markham. xlviii, 320; viii, [321]-555, [4], 31 pp. 3 folding color maps loose in rear endpaper pocket of Vol. II, as issued. 22x14 cm. (8¾x5½"), blue cloth, gilt vignette of sailing ship on front cover. Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565–1614) was a Portuguese navigator best known for his involvement with Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595-1596 voyage of Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira, and for leading a 1605-1606 expedition which crossed the Pacific in search of Terra Australis. Issued as Vols. XIV and XV in the Hakluyt Society Second Series. Rubberstamps of Berkelouw Booksellers Sydney to front endpapers. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines darkened, some wear at ends and corners; darkening/foxing to endpapers and series titles, else very good. Item number: 233914
Title: The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros 1595 to 1606 Author: Fernandez de Quiros, Pedro Place: London Publisher: Hakluyt Society Date: 1904 Description: 2 volumes. Translated and edited by Sir Clements Markham. xlviii, 320; viii, [321]-555, [4], 31 pp. 3 folding color maps loose in rear endpaper pocket of Vol. II, as issued. 22x14 cm. (8¾x5½"), blue cloth, gilt vignette of sailing ship on front cover. Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565–1614) was a Portuguese navigator best known for his involvement with Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595-1596 voyage of Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira, and for leading a 1605-1606 expedition which crossed the Pacific in search of Terra Australis. Issued as Vols. XIV and XV in the Hakluyt Society Second Series. Rubberstamps of Berkelouw Booksellers Sydney to front endpapers. Lot Amendments Condition: Spines darkened, some wear at ends and corners; darkening/foxing to endpapers and series titles, else very good. Item number: 233914
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