The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages (Hakluyt Society,) Tapa dura - 1992

London: Hakluyt Society; the Australian Academy of the Humanities, 1988. Hardcover. Very good/Very good +. Hakluyt Society Extra Series No. 43. lxiv, 328 p. 44 cm. Tipped-in colour frontispiece. 320 b&w illustrations. Blue cloth in dustjacket. Jacket has some soiling and minor wrinkling. Cloth underneath has some white marks and dust. A bit of wrinkling to front pastedown.

London: The Hakluyt Society, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771 Profusely illustrated with maps and charts, some in colour, some folding. Navy blue cloth with gilt decal of a masted ship, gilt spine lettering, Cream dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine shows minor wear (small tears to extremities; some minor smudging ) Captain James Cook (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator and cartographer, substantially contributed to the knowledge of the Pacific Islands and the coast of North America and Siberia in the three voyages spanning twelve years from 1768 to 1780. These were voyages of discovery and exploration, and included surveying and charting for the Admiralty and commercial navigation. This is Volume One of a three volume set, one for each of the three voyages. This edition publishes for the first time many of the charts and coastal views from the voyages that were not included in the journals,… Leer más

London : Hakluyt Society, in association with the Australian Academy of the Humanities, 1988. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; lxiv,328p ill(some col.) 44cm. Extra series (Hakluyt Society) v.43. Subjects; Cook, James 1728-1779.Endeavour (Ship). Resolution (Ship). Adventure (Ship). Brazil ; Pictorial works. Australasia ; Pictorial works.

London, England: Hakluyt Society, 1988. Hardcover. Good/Good. Elephant Folio - 15 to 23" tall. Good - Three volume set from the Hakluyt Society Extra Series. All three volumes complete with dust wrappers which all have wear to the extremities. Volume 1: dust wrapper has a stain on the front and some marks to the fore edge and rear, contents are clean, bright and tight. Volume 2: dust wrapper has some marks to the fore edge, rear and a small section (approx. 5cms long) of the surface pealed off on the rear, contents are clean, bright and tight. Volume 3: some marks to the dust wrapper, contents are clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.