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43 Cook, James. (The Voyages). 8 Textbde. u. 1 Tafelbd., zus. 9 Bde. Ldn., Strahan u. Cadell, 1773-84. 4° bzw. Gr.-Fol. (Tafelbd.). Marmor. Kalbsldr. im Stil d. Zt. mit reicher Rverg., goldgepr. Deckelbord., Stehkantenverg., 2 Rsch. u. Marmorpapiervors. Schätzpreis: *R (40.000,- €) / (56.000,- $) Cat. Fischer Libr. 110. - Die komplette Folge der offiziellen Beschreibungen von Cooks drei Pazifikreisen in erster Ausgabe . 1. Hawkesworth, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks... 3 Bde. 1773. 6 Bll., XXXVI, 456 (falsch 676) SS., 2 Bll.; XV, 410 SS.; 3 Bll., SS. (411)-799, 51 (50 gef.) Kupferktn. u. -taf. - Beddie 648; Cat. Nederl. Histor. Scheepvart Mus. Amst. 137; Cox I, 19f.; Du Rietz 535; Henze I, 713; Holmes 5; Mitchell 31; Nat. Maritime Mus. Cat. Ldn. 565. - Erster Druck , kenntlich an der fortlaufenden Paginierung der Bde. 2 u. 3 u. dem Fehlen der Karte der Magellanstraße in Bd. 1 (siehe Beddie u. Holmes). - "Hawkesworth wrote the official account of... Cook's first voyage... In his hands were placed all the journals of Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Cook, and Banks; he received some personal contributions from Dr. Solander and had access to the Admiralty records. Being a litterateur he was expected to grace the narratives with sentiments and remarks of his own appropriate to the moment... He wrote the journals in the first person and so put sentiments into the mouths of the captains suited to the refinements of the age of the Noble Savage. Consequently the unique personal element of each commander is totally wanting. However, the work was one of the literary triumphs of the day" (Cox). - Das wohl einem Exemplar des zweiten Drucks entnommene Tafelverzeichnis falsch vor S. 675 eingebd., Taf. 11 in Bd. 2 mit hinterlegtem Einriß. Gewaschenes Exemplar; Bde. 2 u. 3 oben durchgehend sporfleckig, sonst kaum fleckig oder gebräunt. 2. Cook, James. A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773. 1774, and 1775. In which is included, Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. 2 Bde. 1777. Gest. Portr. , XL, 378 SS.; 4 Bll., 396 SS. inkl. 1 Faltbl., 63 meist gef. Kupfertaf. u. -ktn. - Beddie 1216; Cox I, 59; Henze I, 713; Holmes 24; Mitchell 51; Nat. Maritime Mus. Cat. Ldn. 577; vgl. Cat. Nederl. Histor. Scheepvart Mus. Amst. 137f. u. Du Rietz 206ff. - "This... second voyage... settled the age-long question of the existence of another continent, the Terra Australis Incognita, in the negative. It was also the first scientific exploration of the South Polar Regions... Banks gave up the idea of accompanying this voyage and in his place was selected a naturalist of prodigious energy, of German extraction, John Reinhold Forster. The most meticulous pains were taken to insure scientific success of the voyage. This was the first time in history that the Antarctic Circle was crossed by white men, as well as the latitude 70 degrees south. The two ships were separated in a fog but were rejoined in New Zealand. This voyage brought to light many islands and island groups, and besides circumnavigated the globe in sufficiently high latitudes as to bring to an end the dreams of philosophers of an early day. Owing to dietary precautions, only one man died during the voyage" (Cox). - Tafeln etwas gebräunt, mit Abklatsch auf den gegenüberliegenden Textseiten. 3. Cook, James u. James King A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. 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
43 Cook, James. (The Voyages). 8 Textbde. u. 1 Tafelbd., zus. 9 Bde. Ldn., Strahan u. Cadell, 1773-84. 4° bzw. Gr.-Fol. (Tafelbd.). Marmor. Kalbsldr. im Stil d. Zt. mit reicher Rverg., goldgepr. Deckelbord., Stehkantenverg., 2 Rsch. u. Marmorpapiervors. Schätzpreis: *R (40.000,- €) / (56.000,- $) Cat. Fischer Libr. 110. - Die komplette Folge der offiziellen Beschreibungen von Cooks drei Pazifikreisen in erster Ausgabe . 1. Hawkesworth, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks... 3 Bde. 1773. 6 Bll., XXXVI, 456 (falsch 676) SS., 2 Bll.; XV, 410 SS.; 3 Bll., SS. (411)-799, 51 (50 gef.) Kupferktn. u. -taf. - Beddie 648; Cat. Nederl. Histor. Scheepvart Mus. Amst. 137; Cox I, 19f.; Du Rietz 535; Henze I, 713; Holmes 5; Mitchell 31; Nat. Maritime Mus. Cat. Ldn. 565. - Erster Druck , kenntlich an der fortlaufenden Paginierung der Bde. 2 u. 3 u. dem Fehlen der Karte der Magellanstraße in Bd. 1 (siehe Beddie u. Holmes). - "Hawkesworth wrote the official account of... Cook's first voyage... In his hands were placed all the journals of Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Cook, and Banks; he received some personal contributions from Dr. Solander and had access to the Admiralty records. Being a litterateur he was expected to grace the narratives with sentiments and remarks of his own appropriate to the moment... He wrote the journals in the first person and so put sentiments into the mouths of the captains suited to the refinements of the age of the Noble Savage. Consequently the unique personal element of each commander is totally wanting. However, the work was one of the literary triumphs of the day" (Cox). - Das wohl einem Exemplar des zweiten Drucks entnommene Tafelverzeichnis falsch vor S. 675 eingebd., Taf. 11 in Bd. 2 mit hinterlegtem Einriß. Gewaschenes Exemplar; Bde. 2 u. 3 oben durchgehend sporfleckig, sonst kaum fleckig oder gebräunt. 2. Cook, James. A Voyage towards the South Pole, and round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773. 1774, and 1775. In which is included, Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. 2 Bde. 1777. Gest. Portr. , XL, 378 SS.; 4 Bll., 396 SS. inkl. 1 Faltbl., 63 meist gef. Kupfertaf. u. -ktn. - Beddie 1216; Cox I, 59; Henze I, 713; Holmes 24; Mitchell 51; Nat. Maritime Mus. Cat. Ldn. 577; vgl. Cat. Nederl. Histor. Scheepvart Mus. Amst. 137f. u. Du Rietz 206ff. - "This... second voyage... settled the age-long question of the existence of another continent, the Terra Australis Incognita, in the negative. It was also the first scientific exploration of the South Polar Regions... Banks gave up the idea of accompanying this voyage and in his place was selected a naturalist of prodigious energy, of German extraction, John Reinhold Forster. The most meticulous pains were taken to insure scientific success of the voyage. This was the first time in history that the Antarctic Circle was crossed by white men, as well as the latitude 70 degrees south. The two ships were separated in a fog but were rejoined in New Zealand. This voyage brought to light many islands and island groups, and besides circumnavigated the globe in sufficiently high latitudes as to bring to an end the dreams of philosophers of an early day. Owing to dietary precautions, only one man died during the voyage" (Cox). - Tafeln etwas gebräunt, mit Abklatsch auf den gegenüberliegenden Textseiten. 3. Cook, James u. James King A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. 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