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
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First edition of the account of Captain James Cook's third voyage (1776-1780), consisting of three quarto volumes of text and plates, and one folio atlas, the latter without title-page |
| Author(s): | James Cook, James King |
| Document: | Book · Hardcover · ONLINE CIRC [ 3 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 1784 |
| Physical Description: | 3 volumes : 25 illustrations, maps (some folded) ; 30 cm (4to) + 1 atlas (63 leaves of plates (2 folded) : all illustrations, 2 maps, portraits ; 58 cm (folio)) |
| Genre: | Voyages |
| Notes: | 87 leaves of plates |
| Contents: | Vol. 3. Appendices: I. Tables of the route of the Resolution and Discovery, the variation of the compass, and meteorological observations, during the voyage II. A comparative table of numerals [in various languages] III. Vocabulary of the language of the Friendly Islands IV. Vocabulary of the language of Nootka, or King George's Sound V. Vocabulary of the language of Atooi, one of the Sandwich Islands VI. Table to shew the affinity between the languages spoken at Oonalashka and Norton Sound, and those of the Greenlanders and Esquimaux |
| People: | James Cook, 1728-1779 (Author) James King, 1750-1794 (Author) |
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Here are a list of places where this title can be found and the various formats it can be found in.
| Collection | Resource | Available | Edition | Published | Publisher |
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| Internet Archive: Books | Book | Digital | 1st Edition, Volume 1 | 1784 | W. AND A. STRAND |
| Internet Archive: Books | Book | Digital | 1st Edition, Volume 2 | 1784 | W. AND A. STRAND |
| Internet Archive: Books | Book | Digital | 1st Edition, Volume 3 | 1784 | W. AND A. STRAND |
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