- Bib ID:
- 1830517
- Format:
- Book
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. NK5656 copy.
- Description:
-
- London : Printed for the proprietors, and published by Alex. Hogg ..., 1784-[1786]
- iv, [5]-655, [5] p., [157] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., charts, maps, ports ; 40 cm.
- Series:
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK5656.
- Notes:
-
- Frontispiece is port. of Cook, engraved at foot of plate: "Accurately drawn from an original painting & engraved by Mr. Thornton ... Sept. 11, 1784." At top of plate: "Frontispiece to Anderson's Large folio edition, etc."
- Originally issued in 80 weekly parts.
- Title on p. [5] reads: A genuine and complete history of the whole of Capt. Cook's voyages [etc.]
- National Library of Australia's copy at NK5656 is a complete set of the 80 parts, as issued by the publisher - untrimmed and in wrappers; loosely inserted with part 1 is Alexander Hogg's promissory note, which reads: "King's Arms, no. 16 Pasternoster Row, London. If this work should unavoidably exceed eighty numbers, I hereby promise to deliver to each subscriber all above that quantity gratis on producing this my promisory note. And also to return the money for any quantities of number purchased if the whole is not completed in eighty weeks time".; in two boxes (issues 1-40 and 41-80 respectively) with the first bearing the bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1784/11).
- National Library of Australia's SRf 3 copy has a contemporary manuscript invoice loosely inserted for payments made 25 May - 1 June 1818.
- National Library of Australia's SRf 2 copy rebound.
- National Library of Australia's SRF1 copy rebound with repairs and looses to some pages; stamped Australia House, London. Australian Reference Library.
- NK5656 copy also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-674833791
- Cited In:
- Beddie, 18.
- Subject:
-
- Other authors/contributors:
- Anderson, George William
- Copyright:
-
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1786
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1786
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