1784 1ed Captain James Cook Third Pacific Voyage Illustrated Arctic Eskimos



“Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.”

– James Cook



James Cook was an 18th-century British explorer known for these three major world voyages. The third Pacific voyage, which began in 1776, took Cook and his crew around New Zealand and Hawaii. On this trip, Cook became well acquainted with the King of Hawaii, Kalani-opu’u. After spending time in the South Pacific, Cook also took his ship northward to the Aleutian Islands reaching to the Arctic Circle. Cook eventually died upon his return to Hawaii, after angering the King of Hawaii.



The events of this voyage became quite popular in the western world, much in part to the narrative that Cook himself wrote concerning the journey.



This third volume is from the 1784 first octavo edition of the third voyage. In it, authors describe Cook’s experiences in the Arctic Circle – views of sled dogs, a polar bear, and native Eskimos – and his voyage around the Cape of Good Hope.



Item number: #8715

Price: $499



COOK, James



A voyage to the Pacific Ocean: undertaken by command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere, performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780



London: Printed for J. Stockdale, Scratcherd and Whitaker, J. Fielding, and J. Hardy, 1784.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 4

xii, 310, [62]

4 engraved plates

References: Sabin 16251; Howes C 729a; Evans 30274; Hill 362

Provenance: Handwritten

John Wilson, 1801

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight & secure

Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)



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