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


Title Cover Image: A voyage to the Pacific ocean

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)

 

Circulation

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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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