Amaso Delano, A Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, Comprising Three Voyages Round the World, Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery, in the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands, Second Edition 1818, Printed by E G House for the Author; gilt decorations on the spine and covers, with two engraved portraits and one fold-out map, the first portrait shows Captain Delano, an American sea captain from Duxbury, Massachusetts and author of the book, the second depicts Abba Thulle, King of the Pelew Island, in 1791, with descriptive accounts of some of the voyages Delano’s ship took to various parts of the Pacific, including Hawaii, Palau, the Galapagos Islands, and Australia; his travelogue describes the different cultures he encountered and provides a unique account of the Bounty and Captain Bligh, including an early map of Pitcairn Island, and this may have been the basis for the film “The Mutiny on the Bounty”. A rare book, but a front free endpaper is missing, parts of the map are missing, there is foxing, and the bottom tips have wear. Very desirable. Several modern reprints have been found, but only two original copies on the rare book website we use at the auction house. The book measures 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. wide.