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 side of North America; its distance from Asia; and the practicability of a northern passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in his Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. ... Vol. I. and II. written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III. by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. ...
Captain James Cook (1728-1779)
Category
Books
Date
1784
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 3040346
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v., plates, tables (some folding) . maps . 4to.. Provenance: Entered in 1906 typescript Stourhead Library catalogue: p. 133, A.9. Binding: Eighteenth-century marbled calf binding; gold-tooled fillets; gold-tooled spine.
Makers and roles
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) James King (1750-1784)