Cook, J. and King, J.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; Undertaken by Command of his Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemishere: Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780 (...).
London, J. Stockdale etc., 1784,
abridged ed.,
4 volumes, complete
Engraved frontispiece portrait, 1 folding plan and 48 views and plates
Uniformed calf , rebacked , new endpapers
Vol. 1 lacks half title and the general map. Minor wear of bindings, minor foxing.
Otherwise very good condition
Size 5 by 8.5"
= Beddie 1545; Sabin 16251; Cox I, p.63; Howgego C175; Forbes 69 ("This edition had a very wide circulation and is notable for its extensive index");
Hill 362: "An abridgment of Captain Cook's third voyage. This octavo edition is not to be confused with the second edition, which did not appear until 1785. This abridged account is preferred by some readers because, the nautical and technical parts having been deleted, the work reads more like an adventure."
"Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands on this, his third voyage of discovery, and named them the Sandwich Islands in honor of his patron, the Earl of Sandwich." (Judd/ Lind p.1).
Text in Latin



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