Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - LARGE AND ORIGINAL 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVING ILLUSTRATING COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE -CAPTAIN COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE (his third and final expedition, between 1776-1780, which resulted in his death in Hawaii in 1779).'Vue de l'anse fermée de l'entrée du Prince Guillaume' - large and original engraved view of Prince William Sound in Alaska from 'Cartes et figures du troisième voyage de Cook', the atlas volume to the first French edition of the account of the third voyage [1776-1780], published in 1785. Original copper engraving. Engraved by Benard after a picture by John Webber, official artist on Cook's third voyage. Captioned in French at foot. From 'Cartes et figures du troisième voyage de Cook', the atlas volume to the first French edition of the account of Cook's third voyage [(Paris): Hôtel de Thou, 1785]. Size: (sheet) approx. 40.3cm x 26.2cm.Very Good to Near Fine condition. Nicely preserved example. Two vertical folds from previous binding in a book. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.An excellent and dramatic engraved view of Prince William Sound in Alaska, with snowy mountain peaks in the distance, from the first French edition of Cook's third voyage. Cook's ships Discovery and Resolution can be seen moored up against cliffs on the left side. key words:
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Non-Fiction Subject: Travel Guides & Travel Stories
Year Printed: 1785
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Binding: Loose Pages, Articles
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: North America
Illustrator: Benard after John Webber
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: French
Publisher: Hôtel de Thou
Place of Publication: Paris
Special Attributes: Illustrated
