A voyage to the Pacific Ocean : undertaken, by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere ... : performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery : in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 / Vol. I and II written by James Cook ; vol. III by James King
- Bib ID:
- 147281
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Cook, James, 1728-1779
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. Selected maps from RBq CLI 3443 copy
- Description:
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- London : Printed by W. and A. Strahan for G. Nicol ... and T. Cadell ..., 1784
- 3 v., plates (some folded) : maps ; 32 cm. (4to) + 1 atlas (87 leaves of plates (some folded) ; 34 cm. (fol.)
- Notes:
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- National Library of Australia's NK 5684 set bound in full leather with gilt decordations; bears the bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1784/12).
- National Library of Australia's NK5684 and FERG/7238 copies are imperfect, wanting the atlas.
- National Library of Australia's SRef COOK 13 (Atlas) with spine title: Atlas to Cook's voyage.
- National Library of Australia's SR COOK 13 with spine title: Plates to Cook's voyage
- National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 11-13 set complete; bears the bookplate of the Constitutional Club Library, a gift of the Right Honble Lord Colchester 1887 on volume 1 and atlas; spine title of text vols: Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, 1776-80. Cook. Spine title to atlas: Plates to Cook's voyage.
- National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 76-78 set is the complete Windsor Castle set of the three official accounts presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the nation: 1st voyage (B648); 2nd voyage (B1226); 3rd voyage (B1543) with set spine title: Cook's voyages 1-8. Each voyage has its own spine title. Third voyage I-III.
- National Library of Australia's RBq CLI 3443-5 and RBef CLI 4454 copies are complete.
- National Library of Australia's Clifford copy hasn't a bookplate except the atlas which has the Clifford stamp on inside front cover; text volumes in full leather; atlas in half leather and paper boards with spine title: Cook's last voyage.
- National Library of Australia's NK1428 set complete, boxed and in blue publisher's boards; has loose plates from Atlas; all four volumes bear the bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1784/3).
- RBq CLI 3443 copy selected maps also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-53430374
- Cited In:
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- Beddie, M.K. Cook (2nd ed), 1543.
- C & C, 2916.
- ESTC, t145978.
- Subject:
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- Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel -- North Pacific Region
- Gore, John, -1790 -- Travel -- North Pacific Region
- Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779 -- Travel -- North Pacific Region
- Resolution (Ship)
- Discovery (Ship)
- Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
- Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800
- North Pacific Region -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800
- Other authors/contributors:
- Also Titled:
- Cook's voyages
- Exhibited:
- National Library of Australia's vol. 1 copy from NK 5684 set exhibited: "Treasures Gallery", National Library of Australia, May-November 2019.
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1901
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1784
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