3 Volumes. 4to
1773 · London
by [COOK, Captain James (1728-1779)], HAWKESWORTH, John (1715-1779, Editor), PARKINSON, Sydney (1745-1771, Illustrator)
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1773. 3 Volumes. 4to. (11 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches). Complete second edition. Vol. 1: [12] [i]-xxxvi [12] [1]-456. 516 pp. Title, Dedication, Contents, Introduction, Nautical Terms, Cuts Description, Cuts Placement, Preface, Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Compass Table. Vol. 2: [i]-xiv [1]-410. 424 pp. Title, Contents, Introduction, Cook's Voyage. Vol. 3: [1]-395. 395 pp. Title, Contents, Cook's Voyage. 51 engravings, folded maps, and charts. Contemporary paneled and polished calf triple ruled in gilt, spines richly adorned in gilt foliate in seven compartments with two red morocco lettering-pieces, piece in second compartment titled: [COOK'S | FIRST | VOYAGE], circular brown morocco volume piece inset in fourth compartment. Contemporary marbled endpapers. Neat repairs to spine
A fine complete copy of the second and best edition of Hawkesworth's account of Cook's first voyage, as well as those of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, and Captain Carteret. Includes plates of Sydney Parkinson's iconic illustrations of a Maori man with a facial tattoo and the first European depiction of a kangaroo.
A classic work of exploration, this is the official account of Cook's first voyage commanding the Endeavour, edited from his journal by Hawkesworth. It also contains the official accounts of the voyages of Commodore John Byron (1723-1786), Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1795), and Captain Philip Carteret (1733-1796). Hawkesworth's narrative is illustrated with plates after the iconic drawings of the young botanical draftsman Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771) who tragically died on Cook's voyage. These illustrations record many of the first European sightings of South Seas natural phenomena, and the many included maps were often the first European cartographs taken of the areas. The voyages in Hawkesworth were British government-funded excursions with scientific and geopolitical goals. As Hill relates, "Hawkesworth was expected to add polish to the rough narratives of sea men, and to present accounts in a style befitting the status of the voyages [.] intended to embellish England's prestige as a maritime power." The first volume describes Byron's voyage to the Tuamoto and Gilbert Islands, Captain Wallis's expedition to Tahiti and Mo'orea, and Captain Carteret's discovery of Pitcairn Islands. However, the majority of the book - all of the second and third volumes - is devoted to telling the tale of Cook's first Pacific voyage: "The first voyage under Captain Cook's command on the Endeavour was primarily of a scientific nature. The expedition was to sail to Tahiti in order to observe the transit of Venus across the disk of the sun, to determine the earth's distance from the sun, and also to carry on the geographical discovery that John Byron had started. Entering the Pacific around Cape Horn, Cook reached Tahiti in 1769 and carried out the necessary astronomical observations. Leaving Tahiti in July, Cook discovered, named, and charted the Society Islands, and then, heading southwest, explored New Zealand. Then he headed toward Australia and discovered and charted the eastern coast for 2,000 miles, naming the area New South Wales. Both Australia and New Zealand were annexed by Britain as a result of this voyage which began in 1768 and ended in 1771." (Hill)
Beddie 648-650. Cox I, p.19. Henzell, p.713. Hill 782-3. Holmes 5. Kropelien 535. Sabin 30934. Smith p.46f. (Inventory #: 41452)
A fine complete copy of the second and best edition of Hawkesworth's account of Cook's first voyage, as well as those of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, and Captain Carteret. Includes plates of Sydney Parkinson's iconic illustrations of a Maori man with a facial tattoo and the first European depiction of a kangaroo.
A classic work of exploration, this is the official account of Cook's first voyage commanding the Endeavour, edited from his journal by Hawkesworth. It also contains the official accounts of the voyages of Commodore John Byron (1723-1786), Captain Samuel Wallis (1728-1795), and Captain Philip Carteret (1733-1796). Hawkesworth's narrative is illustrated with plates after the iconic drawings of the young botanical draftsman Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771) who tragically died on Cook's voyage. These illustrations record many of the first European sightings of South Seas natural phenomena, and the many included maps were often the first European cartographs taken of the areas. The voyages in Hawkesworth were British government-funded excursions with scientific and geopolitical goals. As Hill relates, "Hawkesworth was expected to add polish to the rough narratives of sea men, and to present accounts in a style befitting the status of the voyages [.] intended to embellish England's prestige as a maritime power." The first volume describes Byron's voyage to the Tuamoto and Gilbert Islands, Captain Wallis's expedition to Tahiti and Mo'orea, and Captain Carteret's discovery of Pitcairn Islands. However, the majority of the book - all of the second and third volumes - is devoted to telling the tale of Cook's first Pacific voyage: "The first voyage under Captain Cook's command on the Endeavour was primarily of a scientific nature. The expedition was to sail to Tahiti in order to observe the transit of Venus across the disk of the sun, to determine the earth's distance from the sun, and also to carry on the geographical discovery that John Byron had started. Entering the Pacific around Cape Horn, Cook reached Tahiti in 1769 and carried out the necessary astronomical observations. Leaving Tahiti in July, Cook discovered, named, and charted the Society Islands, and then, heading southwest, explored New Zealand. Then he headed toward Australia and discovered and charted the eastern coast for 2,000 miles, naming the area New South Wales. Both Australia and New Zealand were annexed by Britain as a result of this voyage which began in 1768 and ended in 1771." (Hill)
Beddie 648-650. Cox I, p.19. Henzell, p.713. Hill 782-3. Holmes 5. Kropelien 535. Sabin 30934. Smith p.46f. (Inventory #: 41452)
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