A journal of a voyage round the world, . in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the desire of the Royal Society: containing all the various occurrences of the voyage, with descriptions of several new discovered countries in the southern hemisphere; and accounts of their soil and productions; and of many singularities in the structure, apparel, customs, manners, policy, manufactures, &c. of their inhabitants. To which is added, a concise vocabulary of the language of Otahitee.
Sir Joseph Banks, FRS (1743-1820)
Category
Books
Date
1771
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3050024
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],130p. . 4to.. Imperfect[?]: wanting all preliminaries except for title page. Are the missing prelims. the [4]p. "A concise vocabulary of the language of Otahitee", which is at the end of this copy? manuscript note in red ink on front fly-leaf: "This book is said to have been wrote by a Mr. Perry the surgeons mate of the Endeavour". Newspaper letter column [ca. 1771?] attached to rear fly-leaf, containing the text of a letter from Dr. Solander to J. Ellis. Identified in 1768 catalogue (later entry): M.2 (6 in later hand).. Provenance: Bookplate: George Harry Grey (1737-1819) after 1768; anonymous armorial variant 2. Franks 12841.. Binding: 18th century sprinkled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges; gilt fillets and red title label on spine.
Makers and roles
Sir Joseph Banks, FRS (1743-1820) Richard Orton William Perry Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782)