James Cook 1728-1779

A British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.

 

Biographical Overview

  • Lived from 1728 to 1779

 

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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 by James Cook, James King

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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

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))

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Voyages · 1st Edition · Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, bookseller to His Majesty, in The Strand, and T. Cadell in The Strand, London, 1784
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Last updated: 2023-08-28