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1785 VOYAGE of CAPTAIN COOK 4 vols ILLUSTRATED w/88 PLATES antique FRENCH 4to ED
1785 VOYAGE of CAPTAIN COOK 4 vols ILLUSTRATED w/88 PLATES antique FRENCH 4to ED
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Cook (James).
MARITIME HISTORY
Troisieme voyage de Cook, ou Voyage a l'ocean Pacifique, Ordonne par le Roi d'Angleterre, pour faire des decouvertes dans l'Hemisphere Nord, pour determiner la position & l'etendue de la Cote Ouest de l'Amerique Septentrionale, sa distance de l'Asie, & resoudre la question du passage au Nord.
Paris, Hotel de Thou, 1785
4 volumes
(4), cxxxii, 437, (3); (4), 422; (2), 488; (4), 552, (2) pp.
With 88 (fold.) maps, views & portraits of Cook's travels to the Pacific.
Original mottled calf with richly decorated gilt spines raised in compartments, gilt floral borders on all sides, all edges red.
Upper joints of 2 volumes split, other joints only split at the ends,
vol. 2 partly stained in outer margin,
minor foxing and toning
Fine complete set of Cook's voyages between 1776-1780 exploring Australia, New Zealand, numerous Pacific islands, incl. Hawaii, Alaska and the Bering Strait.
The plates show portraits of indigenous peoples and their customs, as well as maps and plans of the islands and coasts.
- Sabin 16241; cf. Hill p. 61 (English edition).-
Size 8 by 10.5 inches
Text in French
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Topic: Travel
Binding: Leather
Subject: Illustrated
Language: French
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1785
