1820 LOSS of WINTERTON EAST INDIAMAN WRECKED on MADAGASCAR COAST in 1792 antique

img{max-width:100%} Narrative of the Loss of the Winterton East Indiamanwrecked on the coast of Madagascar in 1792; and of the sufferings connected with that event. To which is subjoined a short account of the natives of Madagascar, with suggestions as to their civilization. By a passenger in the ship.Edinburgh: [printed by Balfour and Clarke] for Waugh and Innes [and others], 1820First edition.Size 5 1/2 by 8 3/4"ix, [3] , 256 pp, [1] Engraved folding map & 2 plates.Modern half cloth. New endpapers.Very good condition except missing part of the upper margin of the title pageAn eyewitness account of a shipwreck and the adventurous aftermarth by an accomplished writer: this gives the work an authenticity and vividness that is sometimes lacking in the third party or 'ghost-written' narratives. Buchan's observations of the place and people are particularly illuminating. Despite this rather shaky start (he was 17/18 at the time of the shipwreck), Buchan went on to have quite an illus