SAVIGNY, J.B. AND CORREARD, ALEXANDRE

Naufrage de La Frégate la Méduse, faisant Partie de L’Expédition du Sénégal en 1816…
A scarce edition of an important book, both politically influential as well as an insight into the horrors and suffering of being abandoned at sea.

Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816; undertaken by order of the French Government, comprising an account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the suffering of the crew
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, half title, hand coloured portrait frontispiece, plan of raft cleaned with light stain, occasional light staining throughout…

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