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de Cook ou Voyage a l'Ocean Pacifique... en 1776, 1777, 1778, 1778 et 1780
Paris: Chez Saillant et Nuon, Panckoucke, Hotel de Thou; 1785
8 volumes
French translation
Size: 5 1/8 by 8 1/8 inches
Original leather, spine with raised bands, decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, with bookplate
very good condition, minor wear of bindings
Text in French
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Captain James Cook's third and final voyage, which took place from 1776 to 1780.
The expedition, aboard the ships Resolution and Discovery, aimed to find a northern sea route, the Northwest Passage, between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
It resulted in the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands in 1778 but also ended with Cook's death in Hawaii in 1779
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1785 THIRD VOYAGE of CAPTAIN COOK 8 volumes in FRENCH antique
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Apr 09, 2026 4:30 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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