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A catalogue of the different specimens of cloth collected in the three voyages of Captain Cook, to the southern hemisphere : with a particular account of the manner of manufacturing the same in the various islands of the south seas ; partly extracted from Mr. Anderson and Reinhold Forster's observations, and the verbal account of some of the most knowing of the navigators : with some anecdotes that happened to them among the natives
Bib ID 888678
Format BookBook
Description London : Now properly arrainged printed for Alexander Shaw ..., 1787 
[3], 8, [24] leaves of col. samples ; 23 cm. (4to) 
Biography/History

Bark cloth, or tapa, was traditionally produced throughout the islands of the South Pacific from the bark of trees such as the paper mulberry or breadfruit tree. Cloth was produced in distinctive artistic and cultural styles for both functional and ceremonial purposes.

Notes

Copies contain various number of samples of cloth tipped-in.

Library's FERG copy has Ferguson Collection bookplate. Pasted on the verso of the front cover is: A clipping from a bookseller's catalogue describing this item, and a ms. note stating, "As a rule this book contains 38 or 39 specimens but this copy has 56."

Library's SRq copy (SR1 copy) is an altered copy bound subsequent to publication. The text pages have been removed from its octavo binding and tipped into quarto pages. It contains 52 samples.

A40009211 NK36 (39 samples); A40009033 FERG7143 (56 samples); A40009041 910.9 (48 samples); A4000905X 910.4 (54 samples)

Cited In

Beddie, M.K. Cook (2nd ed), 3640.

ESTC t144279.

Subjects Cook, James, - 1728-1779 - Travel - Oceania.  |  Tapa - Oceania - Early works to 1800.  |  Textile fabrics - Oceania - Early works to 1800.  |  Textile fabrics - Specimens.
Other authors/contributors Alexander Shaw (Bookseller)

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    FERG/7143
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    Petherick Reading Room (Australian Rare or Fragile)
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    SR COOK 44
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    Petherick Reading Room (Australian Rare or Fragile)
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    SRq 910.4 C771 C357
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    Petherick Reading Room (Australian Rare or Fragile)
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    Members of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori communities are advised that this catalogue contains names and images of deceased people. All users of the catalogue should also be aware that certain words, terms or descriptions may be culturally sensitive and may be considered inappropriate today, but may have reflected the author's/creator's attitude or that of the period in which they were written.