A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in his Majesty's ship, the Endeavour. . Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, ... Embellished with views and designs, ...
Sydney Parkinson (Edinburgh c.1745 - at sea 1771)
Category
Books
Date
1773
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3073964
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxiii,[1],212,[2]p.,plates . 4to.. Not indigenous. Loosely inserted: clippings from dealer's catalogues, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: "Cobham Hall Library. Sotheby Lot 882. 13 Nov. 1957 Đ18.0.0 . Darnley crest ." [Cobham Hall, Kent, seat of the Earls of Darnley until 1957]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full mottled calf over boards; gilt roll-tooled border; gilt armorial stamp of Darnley, with earl's coronet; spine gilt; green leather spine label with title "Parkinson's Journal"; sewn on five double bands.
Makers and roles
Sydney Parkinson (Edinburgh c.1745 - at sea 1771)