WEST INDIES -- SACK, A. v. A Narrative of a Voyage to Surinam; of a Residence there during 1805, 1806, and 1807; and of the Author's Return to Europe by the way of North America. Lond., W. Bulmer, 1810. x, (2), 282 pp. W. steel-engr. front., steel-engr. ti., map of Surinam and 1 full-p. steel-engr. plate dep. "a proposed easy method for the Negroes to sow cotton". 4°. Cont. cf. presentation bind. w. gilt lettered text "To his Excellency Constantine Philip William Jacobi Baron von Kloest from the Author" on the front panel, sides ruled and tooled in gilt, gilt spine, inside dentelles, a.e.g. (Bind. a bit dry and slightly chafed in places, slightly browned/foxed in places, ticket removed from upper paste down (binder's address?), but a good copy).
Sebastian Albert Freiherr von Sack (1757-1829), German explorer and a chamberlain of Prussian nobility. In June 1821 he was honoured with the title of Graf (count). In 1805 he travelled to Surinam, where he made observations of the fauna, flora and local customs of the population. On his return journey back to Europe, he visited Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, et al. As a result of his travels he published 'Beschreibung einer Reise nach Surinam' as a series of letters to 'My Dear Sir', of which this is the first translation in English. - Presentation copy presented to Baron von Kloest (1745–1817) who was the Prussian ambassador at Vienna in 1790, and at London from 1792 to 1816. W. bookplate by Waldemar Schwalbe. - Sabin 74750.€ 1000
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