A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean

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(3 vols as issued) 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 HM Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780. In 3 volumes. Vol 1 & 2 written by Captain James Cook. Vol 3 by Captain James King. Illustrated with maps and charts from the original drawings made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the direction of Captain Cook. All 3 volumes in uniform, contemporary full brown leather bindings, a little worn and bumped to corners, edges bumped a little. All 3 spines are worn slightly, edges worn and bumped, titles in gilt on red and black leather labels - a little worn, joints at some stage long ago have been repaired. Internally NO inscriptions. 26 plates (includes folding maps, charts, sketches, & views) plus portrait frontispiece and the pull out language comparison table. Vol 1 a little light water marking to head of first few pages not affecting frontis, lacks the plate list, (7), (xcv), 421 pp, 8 plates (of 24). Vol 2 - (13), 549 pp, 12 plates (of 39), ffep watermarked 1795, small tear to final blank. Vol 3, (10), 559 pp, 6 plates (of 24) plus the pull out table of numbers, short crack in front joint. Uncommon. Captain James Cook, born 7 November 1728 in Marton in Yorkshire, and tragically killed in Hawaii on 14 February 1779, explorer, navigator and cartographer, achieved amongst other things, the first circumnavigation of New Zealand in the 1760's. (SABIN 16250 - ESTC N21787 - Beddie 1546 - COPAC) full bio at ODNB