A New journal of a voyage round the world, performed in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771, by Captain James Cook; undertaken in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the desire of the Royal Society: containing all the various occurrences of the voyage. With descriptions of several new discovered countries in the southern hemisphere; and accounts of their soil and productions; and of many singularities in the structure, apparel, customs, manners, policy, manufactures, &c. of their inhabitants. To which is added, a concise vocabulary o the language of the Otahitee. [Two lines from Swift]

People / Organizations

• John Douglas ("printed for")

Imprint

[Philadelphia]: London printed; Philadelphia re-printed, by James Humphreys, Junr. for John Douglas M'Dougall, book-binder, at his shop in Second-Street, near the Court-House, M,DCC,LXXIV. [1774]

Added name

Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773. Lauraguais, Louis-Léon-Félicité, comte de, 1733-1824. Humphreys, James, 1748-1810, printer. M'Dougall, John Douglass, d. 1787, bookseller. Added name Royal Society of London.

Publication year

1774

ESTC No.

W24507

Grub Street ID

334450

Description

iv,139,[7]p., [1]leaf of plates : ill. ; 16⁰

Note

Attributed to John Hawkesworth as compiler by the Library of Congress. Attributed to James Cook by Evans. Also attributed to the Duc de Brancas.

The Otahitee vocabulary (compiled from the journal of Syndey Parkinson) is attributed to Sir Joseph Banks by Evans.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: A? B? ?B? C-I? chi1