A new voyage, round the world, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken by order of His present Majesty, performed by, Captain James Cook, in the ship Endeavour, drawn up from his own journal, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. F.R.S. And published by the special direction of the Right Honourable the Lords of the Admiralty. By John Hawkesworth, L.L.D. and late director of the East-India Company. In two volumes: with cutts [sic] and a map of the whole navigation. Vol. I[-II].

People / Organizations

• John Hawkesworth (Author)

Imprint

New-York: Printed by James Rivington, 1774.

Publication year

1774-1774

ESTC No.

W23182

Grub Street ID

333072

Description

2 v. : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

Two states noted. Pages [1]-17 at beginning of v. 1 contain a list of subscribers; in the first state, p. [18] is blank. In the second, p. [18] contains the names of additional subscribers.

Frontispiece of v. 1 engraved by Paul Revere; map "Protracted by B. Romans." - Pagination: v. 1, [2], 17, [1], 4, [2], 260 p.; [2] folded leaves of plates; v. 2, [2], 250, [2] p., [1] folded leaf of plates.

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 222-228 misnumbered 223-229; v. 2, p. 247 misnumbered 147.

Booksellers' advertisement, v. 1, 4, [2] p. following the list of subscribers.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: v. 1, pi1 a-b? A-X? Y?; v. 2, pi1 A-U? X? (X6 blank)