NATUSCH, SHEILA - The Cruise of the Acheron : Her Majesty's Steam Vessel on Survey in New Zealand Waters 1848-51

Christchurch, New Zealand, Whitcoulls. 1978, First Edition. (ISBN: 0723305501) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1838. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. CONDITION Black bds with gilt title (unworn) signed by author to title page, 190 pages with numerous illus and maps in colour and b/w reproduced from historic sources. Bright and crisp in unworn DJ. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author.

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