Travel, Atlases, Maps and Photographs
Travel, Atlases, Maps and Photographs
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May 24, 01:13 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
Captain James Cook and Captain James King
Troisième Voyage de Cook [with] Cartes et Figures du Troisième Voyage de Cook. Paris: Hôtel de Thou, 1785
4 volumes, 4to (187 x 258mm.), 78 (of 88) engraved plates, most folding, contemporary calf, red and green labels, repairs to plates, foxing, worming throughout, lacking 10 plates (nos. 1, 7, 17, 23, 27-29, 49, 60, and 63), binding slightly worn
with additional plate volume:
atlas volume of plates, 4to (206 x 268mm.), 82 (of 88) engraved plates, most folding, contemporary calf, repairs to plates, foxing, lacking 6 plates (nos. 1, 82-84, 86, and 88), binding slightly worn
These richly illustrated four volumes, the first French edition of Cook's famous last voyage, are supplemented by an extra volume of the charts and figures, which was published separately.
Translated by Jean Nicholas Demunier from the 1784 first edition, the work contains maps, coastal profiles, ethnographic portraits, and dramatic scenes including the death of Cook, a human sacrifice and the night dance of the Hapaee tribe. The Americas are documented, as well as Japan and Hawaii, demonstrating the crew's mission to find a Northwest passage.
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