Cook's Voyages Round the World, for Making Discoveries Towards the North and South Poles.
Manchester: S. Russell, 1804. Hardcover. Included in the Appendix is important material on the founding of Australia, entitled 'Commencement and Progress of the Operations for forming a Colony, interspersed with incidental Occurrences'. It includes descriptions of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, the appointing of Arthur Philip as the governor and captain general of the territory of New South Wales, and of the native population and animals, including the "kanguroo" (p544). 8vo, frontis portrait of Cook, viii, 566pp, b&w plates, Appendix, Directions to the Binder. Contemporary calf, tastefully rebacked, and with the original morocco label. Internally very clean, with owner inscriptions and label inside front cover and at ffep, o/w very good. All plates present, including Death of Cook. ***. Item #14363
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