London, F. Newbury, 1775. First Edition, Contemporary calf, morocco gilt label, with folding engraved chart and 5 engraved plates. An attractive unrestored copy. This work preceded the official account of the second voyage by eighteen months and gives the first eye-witness account in print of the Antarctic regions. There are thirty-eight pages of text concerning the Antarctic, and the map shows the passage of Cook s two ships to the high southern latitudes. This account was written by the Irish gunner s mate on the Resolution whom Cook had picked up in Batavia during his first voyage. It contains many events not recorded in the official account by Cook and gives the reasons which caused Sir Joseph Banks and his twelve assistants to withdraw from the expedition at the last moment. Marra made an unsuccessful attempt to desert at Tahiti on May 14, 1774, during this second voyage. He describes his punishment in irons in this work. Beaglehole II, p.CLIII-CLV; Beddie 1270; Hill 1087; Roscove 214; Spence 758; Kroepelien 809; O Reilly-Reitman 379; Hocken p.14; Conrad p.13; Sabin 16247. Seller Inventory # 1917
Title: Journal of the Resolution s Voyage in 1772, ...
Publisher: F. Newbury
Publication Date: 1775
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition