The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure...
London: William Bent, Successor to S.A. Cumberlege, 1784. Hardcover. 58pp of text, 6 plates & a map relating to Capt. James Cook on his 3rd voyage of discovery, to Hawaii, and the Northwest Coast including Alaska and Canada. Plates include the typical ' man & woman' portraits of the Friendly Isles, Nootka Sound, Prince Williams Sound & Oonalashka. A folding map of the North Pacific is lacking the leading half.
8vo, 386pp, 12 copper engraved plates, 1 folding map, defective. Bound in original quarter brown calf and marbled board, lacking the front board. Good +. Item #14368
Price: $375.00