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. In three volumes / Vol. I and II written by Captain James Cook ; Vol. III by Captain James King ; illustrated with maps and charts from the original drawings made by Henry Roberts under the direction of Captain Cook ; Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
| Author/creator | Cook, James |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dublin : Printed for H. Chamberlaine ..., 1784. |
| Description | 3 volumes : maps, music, portrait ; 23 cm (8vo) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | King, James, 1750-1784. |
| Other author/creator | Chamberlaine, H. publisher. |
| Other author/creator | Roberts, Henry, approximately 1710-approximately 1790, engineer. |
| Other author/creator | Sawtell, Clement Cleveland, former owner. |
| Spine title | Cook's last voyage |
| Local note | Joyner Rare vault copy bound in full contemporary polished leather with gauffered edges, fragile headbands, and red and black gilt spine labels. From the library of Clement C. Sawtell, with his bookplates. |
| General note | Signatures: v. 1. pi1 A⁴ a-f⁸ A² B-E⁸(E6+chi1) F-G⁸(G1+2chi1,2)(G5+3chi1) H-I⁸(I2+4chi1) K-P⁸ 5chi1 Q-T⁸(T2+6chi1) U-2D⁸ 2E⁴. |
| General note | v. 2. A-B⁸(B2+chi1) C-F⁸(F7+2chi1) G-I⁸ K⁸(±K⁸) L-N⁸(N1+3chi1) O-S⁸(S1+4chi1)(S4+5chi1) T⁸(T3+6chi1) U-2A⁸(2A7+7chi1) 2B⁸(2B1+8chi1) 2C-2D⁸(2D5+9chi1) 2E⁸(2E4+10chi1) 2F⁸(±2F⁸) 2G-2H⁸(2H1+11chi1) 2I-2M⁸(2M1+12chi1) 2N⁴. |
| General note | v. 3. A⁴ a² chi1 B-N⁸(N4+2chi1) O-X⁸(X4+3chi1) Y-2C⁸(2C5+4chi1) 2D⁸(2D4+5chi1) 2E⁸(2E2+6chi1) 2F-2I⁸ 2K-2O⁴(2O1+7chi1) 2P-2R⁴. |
| General note | The illustrations, including maps and charts are listed in v. 1, p. xcvii-xcviii. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | Leather bindings (Binding) |
| Genre/form | Gauffered edges (Binding) |
| Genre/form | Lettering pieces (Binding) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Vault | G420 .C66 1784 V. 1 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
| Joyner | Rare Vault | G420 .C66 1784 V. 2 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
| Joyner | Rare Vault | G420 .C66 1784 V. 3 | ✔ Available | Request Material |