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text volume in period brown elaborately gilt tooled mottled full calf with maroon gilt morocco labels andatlas in period green gilt titled full vellum. Atlas with some mild foxing, otherwise a very good set in veryoriginal condition.This work has "splendid and accurate engravings and.., [gives a] powerful description of mannersand character" (Cox I p.352). "This work deserves attention for its attractive and accurate engravings, andfor its forthright and sometimes provocative descriptions of Russian manners and character. Certain ofthese descriptions inspired the publication of an indignant rebuttal, sometimes attributed to Catherinethe Great. Chappe d'Auteroche was a French priest and astronomer, who travelled to Siberia to observethe transit of Venus in 1761. The present work includes meteorological observations, descriptions of theclimate, animals, birds, and insects, notes on the iron ore, copper, and gold mines, etc. Chapped'Auteroche's translation of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov's description of Kamchatka from the firstRussian edition of 1755.., His translation of Krasheninnikov's Kamchatka contains considerable materialon Alaska and the northwest coast of America" (Hill 277).41"In 1761, by the order of the king of France, and by arrangement with Catherine II, he undertook anexpedition into Siberia to observe the transit of Venus. From Paris he reached St. Petersburg, thensledged to Tobolsk, where in June 1761 the transit was duly observed. The expedition carried out a largenumber of scientific measurements en route, and reported on the geography of the region and thecustoms of its inhabitants" (Howgego C101).$22,500USD42. CHARCOT, Jean-Baptiste (1867-1936)[CHARCOT’S LAST EXPEDITION 1934-1936] Autograph Letter Signed ‘J. Charcot’ to ‘Un Monsieur’About Latter’s Son’s Desire to Join the ‘Pourquoi-Pas?’Crew. Neuilly-s-Seine, 5 May 1933. Ca. 21x27 cm (8 ¼ x10 ½ in). One page. Laid paper, folded twice,the text is written in ink in a legible hand, with the address printed on top. Very minor tear on fold,otherwise in very good condition.With: A Commemorative Silver Medal, by P. Richter and E. Lindauer.N.d., ca. 1936. Diam. Ca. 68 mm., obverse showing a bust of Charcot in high relief, reverse with viewof Charcot’s ship the ‘Pourquoi-Pas?’ surmounted by caption ‘Expéditions Polaires Françaises’. Originalfelt-lined crimson leather case with clasp; A very good set.45