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A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the Desire of the Royal Society: containing all the various occurrences of the Voyage, with descriptions of several new discovered countries in the Southern hemisphere; and Accounts of their Soil and Productions; and of many Singularities in the Structure, Apparel, Customs, Manners, Policy, Manufactures, &c. of their Inhabitants. To which is added, a concise vocabulary of the language of Otahitee.

Date

MDCCLXXI. [1771]

The new, complete, and universal history, description, and survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark and the parts adjacent. ... By a society of gentlemen, the whole revised, corrected, and improved, by William Thornton, ...

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1784

Drawings from Captain Cook's voyages : [catalogue of] an unrecorded collection of fourteen ethnographical and natural history drawings relating to the second and third voyages [exhibited in the gallery of Hartnoll & Eyre Ltd.], 13th September to 1st October 1976.

Date

1976

A new, authentic collection of Captain Cook's voyages round the World, undertaken by order of his present Majesty, for making new discoveries, &c. &c. His first. -Undertaken and performed in the Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771, for observing the Transit of Venus, and making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, &c. His second. - In the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775, for making further Discoveries towards the South Pole, and round the World. His third and last. - In the Resolution and Discovery, to the Pacific Ocean, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, for making new Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere, &c. Comprehending the Life and Death of Captain Cook. Together with Capt. Furneaux's Narrative in the Adventure, during the Separation of the Ships in the second Voyage, during which Period several of his People were destroyed by the Natives of Queen Charlotte's Sound. Written by several principal officers, and other gentlemen who sailed in the various ships.

Date

MDCCLXXXVI. [1786]

The life of Captain James Cook. By Andrew Kippis, D. D. F. R. S. and S. A.

Date

M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]

James Cook. Line engraving by J. F. Bolt, 1788, after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776.

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1788

Reference

2010i

A New, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing a new, authentic, entertaining, instructive, full, and complete historical account of Captain Cook's first, second, third and last voyages, undertaken by order of His Present Majesty, for making new discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c. in the southern and northern hemispheres, .... His first voyage-being professedly undertaken in His Majesty's ship the Endeavour, ... His second-in the Resolution and Adventure, ... His third and last-in the Resolution and Discovery, ... Comprehending, among the greatest variety of the most interesting transactions, a faithful account of all the particulars relative to the unfortunate death of Capt. Cook, with his life, &c. &c. ... To which will be added, complete and genuine narratives of other voyages of discovery round the world, &c. undertaken, performed, and written by English circum-navigators, &c. under the sanction of government, ... The whole comprehending a full account, from the earliest period to the present time, of whatever is curious, entertaining, and useful, both by sea and land, ... The whole of these voyages of Capt. James Cook, &c. being newly written by the editors from the authentic journals of several principal officers and other gentlemen of the most distinguished naval and philosophical abilities, who sailed in the various ships; and now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, Esq. assisted, very materially, by a principal officer who sailed in the Resolution sloop, and by many other gentlemen of the Royal Navy.

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[1786?]

James Cook. Reproduction of line engraving.

Reference

9882i

Cook's voyages and peoples of the Pacific / edited by Hugh Cobbe.

Date

1979

James Cook. Line engraving, 1784.

Date

1784

Reference

2006i