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In Collaboration with James A. Mattison Jr., M.D.
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Price: |
79.99 |
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Title: |
PACIFIC IMAGES Views from Captain Cook's Third Voyage |
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Author: |
Eleanor C. Nordyke - In Collaboration with James A. Mattison Jr., M.D. |
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ISBN: |
978-1-883528-37-9 |
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Description: |
Engravings and Descriptions from "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean", Volumes I, II, III,
and the "Atlas" by Captain James Cook and Captain James King,
Published as the Official Edition of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, in London, 1784. SECOND EDITION - PRIVATELY PUBLISHED
Featuring Stamps Related to Cook's Voyages 2008 - Hardcover (10 1/2 x 11), Privately Published. Second Edition.
200 pages. Map front endpapers, map plates.
Larger format book affords more detail views of the wonderful reproductions. |
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Condition: |
Clean with minimal skew to spine, very mild rocking of hinge,
dustjacket edge wear and curl, flaps intact, mild scratches. |
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Summary: |
"The book reproduces all 61 engraved plates, made from John Webber's drawings,
and three maps, published in the rare folio atlas accompanying the official report,
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1784). Also included is the engraving of Cook's death added
to the 1785 second edition of the atlas. The pictures are linked with
their appropriate entries from the original text of the journals kept by Cook and his officers.
Eleanor has added an introduction and biographical sketches of artist John Webber and the 25 engravers
who rendered his drawings." --captaincooksociety.com CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |
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