New Discoveries concerning the World and its Inhabitants. In two parts.
(Cook, Capt. James).
London: J. Johnson, 1778.
Price:
$1,750.00
About the item
First edition. 2 folding maps, 2 engraved plates. xviii, 408pp. 8vo. Contemporary smooth tan calf, red morocco lettering piece, front joint starting, spine a bit abraded, worn at extremities. Beddie 9; Hill 1219; Sabin 52591.
Item #378407
New Discoveries is an early compendium of largely Pacific exploration drawn from Cook, Parkinson, Forster, as well as Byron, Wallis, Carteret, Phipps, Bougainville and others. "Containing separated accounts of the various islands, including Juan Fernandez, Easter Island, the Marquesas, the Tuamoto Archipelago, Tahiti, the Tonga Islands, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, and New Guinea" (Hill).
