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Voyage To Loo Choo And Other Places In The Eastern Seas 1826 Basil Hall

Loo Choo” is an older Western spelling for the Ryukyu Islands, a chain of islands in East Asia. Today they are part of Japan and include Okinawa.

“Buonaparte” is an older spelling of Napoleon Bonaparte’s name.

“Interview with Buonaparte at St Helena” refers to Napoleon during his final exile on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, where he was held by the British after his defeat in 1815.

The spelling “Buonaparte” reflects the original Italian form of his family name, which was sometimes used in English publications of the period, especially in the early 19th century.

Antique 1826 book titled Voyage to Loo Choo and Other Places in the Eastern Seas by Captain Basil Hall. The book shown is an original printed copy with paper covers and visible age related wear, foxing, creasing and loose pages as pictured.

Printed in Edinburgh for Archibald Constable and Co and Hurst, Robinson and Co
Title page states Constable’s Miscellany Vol. 1 Hall’s Voyages
Original paper covers with edge wear, tears and loss
Internal pages show age toning, foxing and creasing
Illustrated title page and contents as shown in the photos

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