COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779). A set of the three voyages, London 1773-1784. Comprising
COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779). A set of the three voyages, London 1773-1784. Comprising: [FIRST VOYAGE] -- HAWKESWORTH, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. London: W. Strahan, 1773. 3 volumes, 4 o (290 x 234 mm). 51 (of 52?) engraved plates, charts and maps (37 folding). (Some light staining.) FIRST EDITION. [SECOND VOYAGE] -- James COOK A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 ... In which is included, Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes, 4 o (289 x 231 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 63 plates, charts and maps (31 folding) one folding letterpress table. (Some light staining.) Provenance : Charles Edmund Keene (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. [THIRD VOYAGE] -- James COOK A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. London: G. Nicol, 1784. 3 volumes, 4 o (283 x 230 mm), 2 o atlas (552 x 418 mm). 87 engraved plates. (Some offsetting to plates, light foxing.) FIRST EDITION. Together 8 volumes text, 4 o and one atlas 2 o . Contemporary calf, (uniformly rebacked in calf). "CAPTAIN COOK'S THREE GREAT VOYAGES FORM THE BASIS FOR ANY COLLECTION OF PACIFIC BOOKS. In three great voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors together had done. He was the first really scientific navigator, and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge" (Hill). "The date of Captain James Cook's exploration of the eastern coast marks the beginning of a new era in the history of Australia. Cook took possession of the country for Great Britain. From the resemblance of its coasts to the southern shores of Wales, he called it New South Wales" (Edward Jenks, The Great Events... Vol. XVII, p.238). Hill 782, 358, 361; Mitchell Library Cook 650, 1229, 1543; Sabin 30934, 16245, 16250. (9)
COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779). A set of the three voyages, London 1773-1784. Comprising
COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779). A set of the three voyages, London 1773-1784. Comprising: [FIRST VOYAGE] -- HAWKESWORTH, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. London: W. Strahan, 1773. 3 volumes, 4 o (290 x 234 mm). 51 (of 52?) engraved plates, charts and maps (37 folding). (Some light staining.) FIRST EDITION. [SECOND VOYAGE] -- James COOK A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 ... In which is included, Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777. 2 volumes, 4 o (289 x 231 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece and 63 plates, charts and maps (31 folding) one folding letterpress table. (Some light staining.) Provenance : Charles Edmund Keene (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. [THIRD VOYAGE] -- James COOK A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. London: G. Nicol, 1784. 3 volumes, 4 o (283 x 230 mm), 2 o atlas (552 x 418 mm). 87 engraved plates. (Some offsetting to plates, light foxing.) FIRST EDITION. Together 8 volumes text, 4 o and one atlas 2 o . Contemporary calf, (uniformly rebacked in calf). "CAPTAIN COOK'S THREE GREAT VOYAGES FORM THE BASIS FOR ANY COLLECTION OF PACIFIC BOOKS. In three great voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors together had done. He was the first really scientific navigator, and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge" (Hill). "The date of Captain James Cook's exploration of the eastern coast marks the beginning of a new era in the history of Australia. Cook took possession of the country for Great Britain. From the resemblance of its coasts to the southern shores of Wales, he called it New South Wales" (Edward Jenks, The Great Events... Vol. XVII, p.238). Hill 782, 358, 361; Mitchell Library Cook 650, 1229, 1543; Sabin 30934, 16245, 16250. (9)
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