1796 1st ed Captain James Cook Third Voyage Illustrated
1796 1st ed Captain James Cook Third Voyage Illustrated Arctic Eskimos
“Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.”
– James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British explorer known for these three major world voyages. The third Pacific voyage, which began in 1776, took Cook and his crew around New Zealand and Hawaii. On this trip, Cook became well acquainted with the King of Hawaii, Kalani-opu’u. After spending time in the South Pacific, Cook also took his ship northward to the Aleutian Islands reaching to the Arctic Circle. Cook eventually died upon his return to Hawaii, after angering the King of Hawaii.
The events of this voyage became quite popular in the western world, much in part to the narrative that Cook himself wrote concerning the journey. This 1796 first American edition was published in New York much in part because of the American desire to learn of Cook’s fate.
This fourth volume from the famed American version includes five full-page engravings of Cook’s experiences in the Arctic Circle – views of sled dogs, a polar bear, and native Eskimos.
Item number: #8678
Price: $550
COOK, James
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780.
New York: Printed by Tiebout and O'Brien: for Benjamin & Jacob Johnson, no. 147, High Street, Philadelphia., 1796. 1st edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; volume IV
xii, 310
5 engraved plates
References: Sabin 16251; Howes C 729a; Evans 30274
Provenance:
Handwritten – John Davis, 1806
Stamp – H. Alexander
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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1796 1st ed Captain James Cook Third Voyage Illustrated Arctic Eskimos
“Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.”
– James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British explorer known for these three major world voyages. The third Pacific voyage, which began in 1776, took Cook and his crew around New Zealand and Hawaii. On this trip, Cook became well acquainted with the King of Hawaii, Kalani-opu’u. After spending time in the South Pacific, Cook also took his ship northward to the Aleutian Islands reaching to the Arctic Circle. Cook eventually died upon his return to Hawaii, after angering the King of Hawaii.
The events of this voyage became quite popular in the western world, much in part to the narrative that Cook himself wrote concerning the journey. This 1796 first American edition was published in New York much in part because of the American desire to learn of Cook’s fate.
This fourth volume from the famed American version includes five full-page engravings of Cook’s experiences in the Arctic Circle – views of sled dogs, a polar bear, and native Eskimos.
Item number: #8678
Price: $550
COOK, James
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780.
New York: Printed by Tiebout and O'Brien: for Benjamin & Jacob Johnson, no. 147, High Street, Philadelphia., 1796. 1st edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages; volume IV
xii, 310
5 engraved plates
References: Sabin 16251; Howes C 729a; Evans 30274
Provenance:
Handwritten – John Davis, 1806
Stamp – H. Alexander
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight & secure
Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)
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