An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour : drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. / by John Hawkesworth
- Bib ID:
- 1609520
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773
- Description:
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- London : Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell ... , 1773
- 3 volumes : ill., maps (some folded), ports ; 30 cm. (4to)
- Series:
- Hallstrom Pacific Collection.
- Notes:
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- The 1st London ed.
- Some issues of v. 1 end on p. 676 with p. 139 being numbered 139-360; other issues of v. 1 end on p. 456.
- National Library of Australia's NK5634 copy consists of Carteret's voyage only (v.1, p.305-456).
- National Library of Australia's Ferguson copy carries a bookplate of unknown provenance.
- National Library of Australia's Robinson copy bears the bookplate of W. S. Robinson.
- National Library of Australia's RB copy bears the Clifford family book-plate.
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK4116, NK5634.
- National Library of Australia's SRq/ef 910.4 C771 P486 (Petherick) is the complete green stamped set consisting of 11 titles including various editions of the three official accounts (B648, B1217, B1553); Parkinson (B714); Forster's Account (B1247), Observations (B1262) and Characteres (B1385); Observations by Wales (B719) and Bayly (B1287); Kippis (B32); Samwell (B1620) and atlas (B1553). The 15 v. texts and atlas with spine title: Cook's voyages. Each v. has a second spine title for the title of the work. Entire set with atlas is 16 v. bound subsequent to publication in green morocco with gold embossed covers and spines.
- National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 41-43 copy has the preface to the second edition tipped in on inside back cover. This not issued at the time of publication but subsequently.
- National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 71-73 is the complete Windsor set of the three official accounts: 1st voyage (B648); 2nd voyage (B1226); 3rd voyage (B1543) with set spine title: Cook's voyages 1-8. Each voyage has its own spine title. First voyage I-III. The Atlas with spine title: Atlas to Cook's voyage. The set in half brown leather with gold embossed spine titles and vignettes of ships with the bookplate of VR. This copy presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the nation.
- National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 58-60 copy known by its spine vignette of the Ship's anchor has spine titles: Cook's voyages. Vol.1 1764-8; vol.2 1768-70; vol.3 1770-1. Part of a complete set of Cook's three voyages (8 v.).
- National Library of Australia's FERG 1st copy has spine title: Voyages. The 2nd copy has: Voyages southern hemisphere Hawkesworth.
- National Library of Australia's GMM copy has spine title: Hawkesworth voyages.
- National Library of Australia's SRq COOK 103 copy is part of the Hallstrom collection complete set of Cook's three voyages (8 v. + 2 atlases), with Craig-Laurie of Redcastle (armorial bookplate on front pastedown), v.1 has an ownership signature for Dawson Turner, 1809, bookseller's ticket for Ebenezer Palmer the elder (c.1782-1866), 18 Paternoster Row, London (est. 1819).
- Selected images are available online.
- Cited In:
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- Beddie, M.K. Cook (2nd ed.), 648.
- Cameron & Carroll 4321.
- ESTC T74465.
- Subject:
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- Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel -- Oceania
- Byron, John, 1723-1786 -- Travel
- Wallis, Samuel, 1728-1795 -- Travel
- Dolphin (Ship)
- Swallow (Ship)
- Endeavour (Ship)
- Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800
- Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800
- New Zealand -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800
- Australia -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1820
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1773
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