New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, Containing a New, Authentic, Entertaining, Instructive, Full, and Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty, for Making New Discoveries in Geography, Navigation, Astronomy, &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c. &c. &c. and Successively Performed in the Years 1768...1780.... Author: Anderson, George William Place: London Publisher: Alex. Hogg Date: [1784-1786] Description: 635, [5] + [2] ad pp. Illustrated with 156 copper-engraved plates, maps & profiles, one folding. (Folio) 38.5x24 cm (15¼x9½"), period mottled calf rebacked with later calf but retaining morocco spine label, fresh endpapers. First Edition Thus. Massive compilation of Cook's three voyages, in addition to those of Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Mulgrave, Anson, and Drake. Hill calls the work "An important compilation of English voyages richly illustrated with 157 engraved maps and plates," and while only 156 are present in this copy, there seems to have been some variation from copy to copy. The copperplates are recut or restruck from the original accounts, and contain many of the most famous "first views" of the south sea islanders, northwest coast of America, etc., as well as important maps and profiles of newly charted regions. The plate of Cook's death is present. The missing plate is number 42 "The Genius of the Work instructing the Youth in conduct of Circumnavigators" meant to be present on page 336. Hill pp. 6-7. Lot Amendments The missing plate is number 42 "The Genius of the Work instructing the Youth in conduct of Circumnavigators" meant to be present on page 336. Condition: Creasing to folding chart and title page, hints of foxing, one chipped corner, occasional small tears, a few instances of worming, light wear; some page numbers written in ink in some plate margins, a few margins trimmed; very good. Item number: 325111
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority, Containing a New, Authentic, Entertaining, Instructive, Full, and Complete Historical Account of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, Undertaken by Order of His Present Majesty, for Making New Discoveries in Geography, Navigation, Astronomy, &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c. &c. &c. and Successively Performed in the Years 1768...1780.... Author: Anderson, George William Place: London Publisher: Alex. Hogg Date: [1784-1786] Description: 635, [5] + [2] ad pp. Illustrated with 156 copper-engraved plates, maps & profiles, one folding. (Folio) 38.5x24 cm (15¼x9½"), period mottled calf rebacked with later calf but retaining morocco spine label, fresh endpapers. First Edition Thus. Massive compilation of Cook's three voyages, in addition to those of Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Mulgrave, Anson, and Drake. Hill calls the work "An important compilation of English voyages richly illustrated with 157 engraved maps and plates," and while only 156 are present in this copy, there seems to have been some variation from copy to copy. The copperplates are recut or restruck from the original accounts, and contain many of the most famous "first views" of the south sea islanders, northwest coast of America, etc., as well as important maps and profiles of newly charted regions. The plate of Cook's death is present. The missing plate is number 42 "The Genius of the Work instructing the Youth in conduct of Circumnavigators" meant to be present on page 336. Hill pp. 6-7. Lot Amendments The missing plate is number 42 "The Genius of the Work instructing the Youth in conduct of Circumnavigators" meant to be present on page 336. Condition: Creasing to folding chart and title page, hints of foxing, one chipped corner, occasional small tears, a few instances of worming, light wear; some page numbers written in ink in some plate margins, a few margins trimmed; very good. Item number: 325111
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