§ 1773 HAWKESWORTH COOK Voyage: 26 copper plates & maps

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This auction is for the original antique book:

"AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES...
Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere...
Commodore Byron, Captain Walis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook..."
John Hawkesworth, Strahan & Cadell - London 1773

 

Overview & Area: Important book of the Voyages and discoveries in the Pacific ocean during the 18th century. A very detailed account mostly about Captain Cooks voyage in the Endeavour, but also Byron's voyage to the Tuamoto Islands and the Gilberts, Wallis voyage to Tahiti and Moorea, and Carteret's discovery of Pitcairn Island.
With facsinating (sometimes daily notes and log entrys) detail of the journey, the navigation, the geography, the natives, their languages and habits, plants, animals, etc. With tables of latitudes & longitudes and compass deviations.

Illustrated with 19 (mostly fold-out) plates and 7 engraved fold-out maps. The decorative and detailed maps with anchoring places, some inset plans, depth soundings, tracks of the ships, etc.

The engravings in detail:

1. Charts of Port Famine, Woods Bay, Port Gallant and Fortescue Bay, Cordes Bay and Harbour - all on one sheet
   
2. Four charts on one sheet (from York Bay to Three Island Bay, St. Davids Bay, Elizabeth Bay
   
3. View of a bay with natives, sailors, and sailing ships
   
4. View of a ship firing the canons, with numerous natives in canoes
   
5. Sheet with 5 panoramas (Saunders Island, Wallis's Island, etc)
   
6. Map of Cocos Island and Traitors Island
   
7. A view of the N.W. side of Mas-A-Fuera
   
8. Several view of costal profiles on one sheet (Admiralty Islands)
   
9. Sheet with coastal profiles and two charts on one sheet: A plan of Success Bay + A Chart of the S E part of Terra del Fuego
10. A view of Matavia Bay in Otaheite
    
11. A large plate of a bread-fruit tree branch
    
12. A view in the Island of Otaheite with several vessels
    
13. A military gorget worn in the South Sea Islands
    
14. A fly-flap and different handles
    
15. Shows different adzes (tools), tattoowing instruments...
    
16. Shows chissels, adze, flute, needle, beating tool
    
17. A view in the island of Otaheite with the house called Tupapow
    
18. Large Chart of the Society Isles
    
19. Sheet with 4 charts: Matavia Bay, Owharre Harbour, Ohamaneno Harbour, Oopoa Harbour
    
20. A chart of the islands discovered in the neighbourhood of Otaheite
    
21. A view in the island of Huaheine with the house of god
    
22. A view in the island of Ulietea with a double canoe and a boat house
    
23. A view of a perforated rock in Tolaga Bay in New Zealand
    
24. Three part map: Chart of River Thames and Mercury Bay in New Zealand; Bay of Islands in New Zealand; Tolaga Bay in New Zealand
    
25. A fortified town or village called Hippah at Tolaga in New Zealand
    
26. Chart of Cook's Strait in New Zealand
    

This is an guaranteed original antique book, printed and published in London in 1773!

=> *VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT WORK*

Size: approx.: 11.4" x 10" Inches; 29 x 24,5 cm

Condition: 2 Volumes only of 3! With gilted spines. Missing page 569/570 of Volume 1. Lacking 2 maps! Due to the various editions and collations, I am not sure if further plates are missing - please refer to the list for the ones present!

Ex-library, many pages with the library stamp, also to the plates and maps but with stamp to verso! Cover and binding damaged and worn. Most pages very clean, and pages with dark and clear impression. Very faint offsetting to a few plates. With some uneven age-toning, spotting, browning and soiling. Some folds and creasing. A few short tears where folding plates are attached into the book. Volume II has 5 pages in the beginning with wormholes, but only in unprinted blank margins, not affecting any text or plates! No worming or holes to text or plates!
In very attractive and decorative antiquarian condition! => Have a look at the photos for more detail!

Overall: OK!!

BID WITH CONFIDENCE:
§ I have been trading antique books & maps for many years, on Ebay since 2004, with many positive international transactions.
§ ALL MY ITEMS ARE GUARANTEED ORIGINAL/GENUINE and are honestly described.
§ Stored in a non-smoking environment, protected by acid-free papers, sleeves, and boxes in a climate controlled room.

Shipping - recorded but uninsured (HEAVY BOOKS!!):
(Shipping discounts for multiple purchases available + free shipping for purchase of 5 maps or more!)
USA + Worldwide Priority Airmail: USD 30.-
(Please note: US $4 rate is for slow economy shipping - may take up to three weeks!)
Europe Priority Airmail: USD 25.-
=>Fully insured shipping: USD 30.-
Additional insurance (recommended) available at cost
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