Bidspirit auction | Forster's Magazin - 2 Volumes

Forster's Magazin - 2 Volumes with 12 Engravings - These two volumes are volumes 10 and 11 of a set of German translations of travel accounts entitled Magazin von merkmurdigen neuen Reischbeschreibungen . They were published in 1793 and 1794, respectively, in Berlin, by Bossischen Buchhandlung. The series was begun by Georg Forster. The volumes were bound in contemporary calf. The 10th volume is William Bartram’s travel account of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, & East and West Florida. It features 8 engravings. The 11th volume is a compilation of travel accounts which all took place in modern day Oceania. There are 4 engravings including two that feature Australia or New Holland. William Bligh is included in the work who served on Captain Cook's third voyage as the Master of HMS Resolution. William Bartram (1739-1823) was an early American naturalist and ornithologist. He was born and died in Pennsylvania and has been described as “the first naturalist who penetrated the dense tropical forests of Florida” (Speier, 1848). Many of the birds depicted in John James Audubon’s, The Birds of America are named after him. Paper Size: ~ 5 1/2” by 8 3/8” Paper Type or Special Features: 2 Volumes with 12 Engravings