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a drawing of a ship in the water with icebergs in the backgrounda black and white drawing of a man with a feathered headdress
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Oceania Cook, James Voyage to the Southern Hemisphere, and round the world in 1772, 1773, 1774 & 1775 ... In which the account of Captain Furneaux, and that of Messrs. Forster. Translated from the English (by J.B.A. Suard). 4 vols. With 66 copperplate plates, most of which are folded. Paris, Hôtel de Thou, 1778. Contemporary leather binding, each volume with two gold-stamped spines and rich red decoration, as well as red edging on three sides (scraped, rubbed and bumped). Cf. Beddie 1223. – Cox I, 60. – Henze I, 543ff. – Sabin 16249. – O’Reilly, Tahiti, 419. – An official report, written by Cook himself, on his second voyage, which was primarily devoted to the exploration of a supposed southern continent, the existence of which Cook was able to conclusively disprove. The expedition also constituted the first scientific research voyage to the Antarctic region and led to the discovery of the South Sandwich Islands. Cook was accompanied by Reinhold and Georg Forster, as Banks withdrew from the voyage at the last minute. - The plates depicting views, indigenous people, plants, birds, tools, weapons, etc. - Plates and maps 1–65 numbered consecutively from 10bis. - Due to the nature of the paper, the margins are slightly browned and some pages have slight foxing; some of the maps have small tears in the fold (one of which has been somewhat amateurishly mended); in Vol. 3, the first few pages show some worm-eaten marks along the lower margin. Overall, well-preserved copies with richly detailed copperplate engravings. Oceania – 4 vols. With 66 mostly folded copper plates. Each in contemporary leather with 2 gilt labels on the spine and red edges on three sides (somewhat scuffed, rubbed and bumped). - Official report, written by Cook himself, on his second voyage, which was mainly devoted to the exploration of a presumed southern continent, the existence of which Cook was able to clearly disprove. The expedition also represented the first scientific research voyage to the southern polar region and led to the discovery of the southern Sandwich Islands. Cook was accompanied by Reinhold and Georg Forster, as Banks turned back from the voyage at the last minute. - The plates depict views, indigenous people, plants, birds, tools, weapons, etc. - Plates and maps 1–65 are numbered 10bis. - The paper is slightly browned in the margins and partly slightly foxed; the maps have small tears in the folds in places (one of which has been somewhat amateurishly backed); in vol. 3, the first few leaves have some worm-eaten marks in the lower margin. Overall, well-preserved copies with richly nuanced copper-engraved plates.
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