The original astronomical observations, made in the course of a voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world, in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years MDCCLXXII, MDCCLXXIII, MDCCLXXIV, and MDCCLXXV / by William Wales and William Bayly

Bib ID:
764452
Format:
Book
Author:
Wales, William, 1734?-1798
Description:
  • London : Printed by W. and A. Strahan and sold by J. Nourse, J. Mount and T. Page, 1777
  • lv, 385 p., 4 folded leaves of plates : ill.; 30cm. (4to)
Series:
Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK1450
Notes:
  • "Published by order of the Board of Longitude at the expence of which the observations were made." - T.p.
  • Library's NK1450 copy fully bound in leather with gilt decorations (front board detatched); bears the bookplate of Rex de C. Nan Kivell (no. 1777/1).
  • Library's SRq/ef 910.4 C771 P486 is from the complete green stamped Petherick 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 volume texts and atlas with spine title: Cook's voyages. Each volume has a second spine title for the title of the work. Entire set with atlas is 16 volumes bound subsequent to publication in green morocco with gold embossed covers and spines.
  • Library's SRq 910.4 C771 P486 copy bound with: Astronomical observations made in the voyages which were undertaken by order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere ...
  • Library's SRq COOK 69 copy (formerly RB) inscribed: "W. Walker, 1792".
Cited In:
  • Beddie, M. K. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, 1287.
  • C & C, 7819.
  • ESTC, t095284.
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