Captain Cook And Hawaii

ELLIS, William. An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in his majesty's ships Resolution and Discovery, during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780; in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America. Including a faithful account of all their discoveries, and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook. Second edition. London, G. Robinson, J. Sewell and J. Debrett, 1783.
Second edition of William Ellis's voyage as assistant surgeon on Captain Cook (1728-1779) and Captain Clerke's third voyage. On this third voyage the main goals were to investigate the coasts of the North Pacific. The ship Resolution sailed from Plymouth in July 1776, followed by the Discovery in August 1776 and met again at the Cape of Good Hope. From there they left together on the 30th November of the same year, sailing past the Prince Edward Islands to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). From Tasmania they sailed towards New Zealand and continued to travel northwards, discovering the Raratonga and the Cook Islands. They landed at Tahiti, where the whole crew rested for four months in preparation for the voyage north. After sailing past Christmas Island for the first time, Cook and Clerke landed on the outer western islands of the Hawaiian Group and named them the Sandwich Islands. They left the islands and headed towards North America, Vancouver before returning to Hawaii. Cook and his men sailed along the coasts of Maui and Hawaii. On the island Hawaii the relationship with the natives deteriorated, resulting in the death of Captain Cook. This happened after they had gone ashore to seek out the natives who had stolen one of the longboats belonging to the Discovery. Cook received a blow from behind and was overpowered. From that moment on Captain Clerke was in command and the ships moved on to Petropavlovsk (in Kamschatka) and stayed there until the ships were fully restocked by the Russian commander. Just after they left Petropavlovsk, Captain Clerke died of tuberculosis and two new captains were put in command, Captain King on the Discovery and Captain Gore on the Resolution. They sailed back to Petropavlosk and buried Clerke before the long voyage home. The first edition of Ellis's work was published two years before the official narrative. Clerke commended Ellis in his last letter written on his death bed to Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a naturalist and patron of science who also joined Cook on his third voyage, but Ellis disappointed Banks by publishing his account of the voyage in contravention of Admiralty instructions to surrender all journals and logs. It appears that, needing money, Ellis sold his narrative to a bookseller for fifty guineas. Banks wrote to him, regretting his imprudence. Ellis's first edition account (1782) of Cook's death preceded Samwell's Narrative by four years (1786). The fine plates illustrating the first and second edition are among the earliest published on the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and the Northwest.The text of the second edition is closely reset from the first edition, with no noticeable textual alterations. There are several misprints in pagination in volume 1 and none in volume 2. All the engraved plates are the same as in the first edition.
Good set.- (Rebacked; first quire in first vol. loosening; contents of vol. 2 misbound).
Sabin 22333; Hill p. 95 & 265; Beddie 1600; Howego,<I> Encycl. of exploration to 1800</I>, C133 & C175; Forbes, <I>Hawaiian Nat. Bibliogr. </I>41 & 49; Lada-Mocarski 39; Judd, <I>Voyages to Hawaii 59</I>; Kroepelien 400; O'Reilly & Reitman 428.

2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf. With one folding engraved chart showing the tracks and discoveries in the Pacific Ocean made by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke and 21 full-page engraved plates showing natives from the Sandwich Islands, views of islands, natives in canoes, a Kamtschatka travelling in the winter and many more. (12), 358, (1); (4), 347, (4) pp.

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COOK, Captain James (1728-1779) and Captain James KING (1750-1784): A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ... for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere ... performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery; in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.

London: W. & A. Strahan for G. Nicol and T. Cadell, 1784. 4 volumes. (Text: 3 vols., quarto [11 3/16 x 9 inches]; Atlas: 1 vol., large folio [23 1/2 x 17 inches]). Text: 1p. publisher's advertisements at end of vol.III. 1 folding letterpress table, 24 engraved maps, coastal profiles and charts (14 folding), extra-illustrated with a duplicate folding engraved "Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia" which is also present in the atlas. Atlas vol.: 63 engraved plates, plans and maps (one double-page, one folding), uncut. Text: contemporary tree calf, expertly rebacked to style, the flat spines divided into six compartments by double fillets enclosing a neo-classical roll, red/brown morocco lettering-piece in the second compartment, green morocco label with onlaid disc of red/brown morocco with volume number, the remaining compartments elaborately tooled in gilt with stylised foliage cornerpieces around various large centrally-place tools; Atlas: expertly bound to style in half calf over marbled paper-covered boards, the flat spine elaborately tooled in gilt uniform to the text. A fine set of the first edition of the official account of Cook's third and last voyage: a cornerstone among travel and voyage literature on the exploration of Hawaii and the northwest coast of America, Canada and Alaska. This copy particularly desirable with the plates in the atlas uncut. "The famous accounts of Captain Cook's three voyages form the basis for any collection of Pacific books. In three great voyages Cook did more to clarify the geographical knowledge of the southern hemisphere than all his predecessors had done together. He was really the first scientific navigator and his voyages made great contributions to many fields of knowledge" (Hill). "Cook's third voyage was organized to seek the Northwest Passage and to return [the islander] Omai to Tahiti. Officers of the crew included William Bligh, James Burney, James Colnett, and George Vancouver. John Webber was appointed artist to the expedition. After calling at Kerguelen Island, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Cook, Tonga, and Society Islands, the expedition sailed north and discovered Christmas Island and the Hawaiian Islands, which Cook named the Sandwich Islands. Cook charted the American west coast from Northern California through the Bering Strait as far north as latitude 70 degrees 44 minutes before he was stopped by pack ice. He returned to Hawaii for the winter and was killed in an unhappy skirmish with the natives over a boat. Charles Clarke took command and after he died six months later, the ships returned to England under John Gore. Despite hostilities with the United States and France, the scientific nature of this expedition caused the various governments to exempt these vessels from capture. The voyage resulted in what Cook judged his most valuable discovery - the Hawaiian Islands" (Hill). Beddie 1543; Forbes Hawaiian National Bibliography, 85; Hill (2004) 361; Lada-Mocarski 37; cf.Printing and the Mind of Man 223; Sabin 16250.

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ELLIS, William (c.1756-1785): An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's Ships Resolution and Discovery during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780.

London: G. Robinson, 1782. 2 volumes in one, 8vo. (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches). Half-titles lacking. Engraved folding map, 21 engraved plates. Modern antique calf, spine with raised bands in 5 compartments, red morocco lettering piece in the second, others with a repeat decoration in gilt. First edition of a rare account of Cook's third voyage, preceding the official account by two years and containing "among the earliest published [illustrations] on the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska and the Northwest" (Hill). Ellis, the surgeon's mate aboard the Discovery and later the Resolution, here gives the second published account in English of Captain Cook's monumental third voyage (preceded by only Rickman). Although the publication of journals from the voyage was prohibited by the Admiralty, Ellis upon his return sold his narrative to a bookseller for fifty guineas who printed the account using Ellis's name, much to the disappointment of Joseph Banks and others who had considered Ellis a promising young officer. Ellis was a keen observer and gives an accurate account of the voyage, with many details on Hawaii, Alaska and the Northwest coast of America published here for the first time. The author was also a talented artist, and the fine plates are engraved after Ellis's own drawings, including among the earliest views of Hawaii. "His descriptions reflect his artist's eye and form an important supplement to the official account" (Forbes). Ellis died in 1785 after a fall from the main mast of a ship lying at Ostend. Beaglehole, III, p. ccvii; Beddie, 1599; Davidson, 'A Book Collector's Notes', p. 66; Hill, 555; Hocken, pp. 20-21; Holmes, 42; Judd, 59; Kroepelien, 399; Lada-Mocarski, 35; Forbes 41.

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Hawkesworth, John / Cook, James / King, James: An Account of the Voyages undertaken - for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere [und] A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World [und:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean - for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. 3 + 2 + 3 Bände + Atlasband. London, W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1773, 1777, 1784.
Pagination: ERSTE REISE, Band I: 6 n.n.Bl., XXXVI S., 2 Bl. Tafelverzeichnis und Errata, 8 n.n. S.Vorwort, 456 S., 16, teils mehrfach gefaltete Karten und 5 Tafeln. - Band II: XIV S., 410 S., 8 teils gefaltete Karten und 14 Tafeln. - Band III: 395 S., 3 Karten und 6 Tafeln. - ZWEITE REISE, Band I: XL S., 378 S., Porträt, 9 Karten und Pläne, und 27 Tafeln. - Band II: 4n.n. Bl., 396 S., 1 gef. Tafel, 7 Karten und 20 Tafeln. - DRITTE REISE, Band I: 4 n.n.Bl., XCVI S., 421, 7 Karten und 1 Tafel. - Band II: 6 n.n. Bl., 549 S., 6 Karten und 4 Tafeln. - Band III: 6 n.n. Bl., 558 S., 1 S. Anzeigen, 1 gef. Tabelle, Porträt, 5 Karten und 1 Tafel. - ATLAS: 103 Karten und Tafeln: Porträt und 37 Tafeln zur 2. Reise und 2 Karten und 61 Tafeln zur 3. Reise, 1 Tafel "The Death of Captain Cook" von John Webber, datiert 1785, 1 Tafel ohne Schrift und Signatur: Die 'Resolution'(?) in stürmischer See in der Polarnacht mit Nordlicht. - Printing and the Mind of Man 223. - Sabin 16245, 16250, 30934. - Borba de Moraes 395. - Die erste Reise in der zweiten Auflage im Jahr der ersten Ausgabe. Mit dem Erstdruck der grossen, mehrfach gefalteten Karte der Magellanstrasse, die in der ersten Ausgabe noch nicht vorlag. In der vorliegenden zweiten Ausgabe ist jeder Band neu paginiert und nicht, wie in der ersten Auflage, durchlaufend gezählt. - Hawkesworth stellte die Reise von Cook im zweiten und dritten Band seines Werkes in den Mittelpunkt seiner Publikation, die er mit der Erzählung der Reisen von Byron, Willis und Carteret im ersten Band einführte. - Die erste Reise, von der Akademie der Wissenschaft organisiert, sollte den Venusdurchgang auf der südlichen Halbkugel beobachten. Gleichzeitig war das Bestreben der britischen Admiralität aber auch, die bisher nicht erforschten Gebiete Südamerikas und südlich von Ostasien zu erkunden. Dabei entdeckte Cook die Ostküste von Australien, das er New South Wales nannte und Neu Zealand. - Die zweite Reise, die einzige von James Cook selbst beschriebene, sollte den Nachweis eines vermuteten Südkontinents erbringen. Cook kam bei seiner zweiten Reise auf der südlichsten Position bis auf wenige Kilometer an das Packeis der Antarktis heran und entdeckte viele Inseln Ozeaniens. Mit Hilfe der von John Harrison entwickelten Schiffsuhr versuchte Cook, die Funktion des Längegrades zu bestimmen. Johann Reinhold Forster und sein Sohn Georg wirkten auf dieser Reise als wissenschaftliche Berichterstatter mit. - Die dritte Reise, in deren Verlauf Cook auf Hawaii durch Eingeborene getötet wurde, war der Suche nach der berühmten Nordwestpassage zwischen Amerika und Asien gewidmet. Dabei entdeckte er Hawaii und beschrieb als erster die Westküste Nordamerikas nördlich von Kalifornien. Verfasst wurde der Bericht von James King, der nach dem Tode Cooks das Kommando übernommen hatte. - Die Tafeln zur dritten Reise wurden von Strahan in einem separaten Folioband zusammengefasst. Beim vorliegenden Atlasband wurden zudem ein wesentlicher Teil der Tafeln der zweiten Reise zusätzlich beigegeben sowie die seltene, erst 1785 erschienene Tafel mit der Darstellung von Cooks Tode. Die Tafeln zur zweiten Reise jeweils mit dem Privileg, jedoch, gegenüber den Tafeln im Buch ohne Numerierung in der Platte. Die am Ende des Bandes eingebundene, nicht bezeichnete Tafel scheint nach nach einer Vorlage von John Webber entstanden zu sein. Wahrscheinlich wurde die Tafel aus Qualitätsgründen nicht in die Sammlung mit aufgenommen und ist deshalb weder bezeichnet noch signiert. Die Illustrationen zur ersten Reise wurden nach verschiedenen Vorlagen gestochen. Die zweite Reise wurde hauptsächlich von William Hodges und die dritte Reise vom Berner Johann Wäber, bzw. John Webber illustriert. - Aus dem Besitz von William Tennon, Aston Hall (1. und 2. Reise) und von W. Wharton, mit gestochenen Exlibris auf dem Innendeckel und dem fliegenden Vorsatz. - Wenige Textseiten und einige Tafeln mit kleinen Randeinrissen. Durchgehend leicht gebräunt. Vorsätze mit Leimschatten. Einbandkanten leicht berieben. Die dritte Reise und der Atlasband 'rebacked'. - Pagination: FIRST VOYAGE, Volume I: 6 n.n. leaves, XXXVI p., 2 leaves table of contents and Errata, 8 n.n. p. Foreword, 456 p., 16, partly manifold folded maps and 5 plates. - Volume II: XIV p., 410 p., 8 partly folded maps and 14 plates. - Volume III: 395 p., 3 maps and 6 plates. - SECOND VOYAGE, Volume I: XL p., 378 p., portrait, 9 maps and charts, and 27 plates. - Volume II: 4n.n. leaves, 396 p., 1 folded plate, 7 maps and 20 plates. - THIRD VOYAGE, Volume I: 4 n.n. leaves, XCVI p., 421 p., 7 maps and 1 plate. - Volume II: 6 n.n. leaves, 549 p., 6 maps and 4 plates. - Volume III: 6 n.n. leaves, 558 p., 1 notification, 1 folded table, portrait, 5 maps and 1 plate. - ATLAS: 103 maps and plates: Portrait and 37 plates of the 2nd voyage and 2 maps and 61 plates of the 3rd voyage, 1 plate "The Death of Captain Cook" of John Webber, dated1785, 1 plate without under title or signature: The 'Resolution'(?) in a stormy sea with polar night and northern lights. - Printing and the Mind of Man 223. - Sabin 16245, 16250, 30934. - Borba de Moraes 395. The first voyage in the second edition done the same year as the first. With the first printing of the huge manifold folded map of the Straits of Magellan which did not yet exist in the first edition. In this second edition, the pagination starts anew in each volume and is not continuous like in the first edition - Hawkesworth starts his work with the account of Byrons, Willis and Carterets travels and put Cook's voyages of the second and third volume as centrepiece of his publication, - The first voyage, organised by the Academy of Natural History, was designed to observe the transit of Venus from the southern hemisphere. The British admiralty also asked him to chart the yet unknown parts of South America and the regions south of East India, thus discovering the east coast of Australia, which he named New South Wales and New Zealand. The second voyage is the only one James Cook himself wrote. Its objective was to prove the existence of a southern continent. During this voyage he came so close to the pack-ice of the Antarctic and discovered many southern Pacific islands. Using a watch invented by John Harrison, Cook tried to calculate the ships longitude. Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg were on this voyage as scientific correspondents. The aim of the third voyage, during which Cook was murdered by the natives on Hawaii, was to discover the Northwest Passage between Asia and America. He then discovered Hawaii and was the first to describe the western coast of North America north of California. The text was written by James King, who took over the commands after Cook's death. The plates of the third voyage were combined by Strahan in a separate folio volume. In the present atlas volume most of the plates of the second voyage were added as well as the rarest plate, published only in 1785, illustrating Cook's death. The plates of the second voyage with the privilege, but on the contrary of the plates in the book volumes are unnumbered. The last incorporated plate is not described and seems to have been done after a draft by John Webber. Probably not part of the collection because of its quality and therefore not described nor signed. The illustrations of the first voyage were done after drafts of different authors. The second voyage was illustrated essentially by William Hodges and the third voyage by the bernese artist Johann Wäber, respectively John Webber. From the property of William Tennon, Aston Hall (1st and 2nd. voyage) and from W. Wharton, with engraved Exlibris on the inside cover and the preliminary leaf. Some pages of the text and some plates with small tears on the edges. Lightly browned. Preliminary leaves with shadows of glue. Edges of the bindings lightly worn. The third voyage and atlas volumes were rebacked

Mit Ansichten und Pläne [genaue Pagination s.u.]. Teil 1 + 2: Geglättete Kalblederbände der Zeit mit roten und grünen goldgeprägten Rückenschildern, Rückenvergoldung auf 5 Bünden und schwarzgepresster Deckelfiletierung (Teil 2 im Dekor leicht abweichend gebunden). - Teil 3: Halblederbände der Zeit mit erneuerten Rücken und Ecken unter Verwendung des Originalmaterials. Mit goldgeprägter Rückenvergoldung, schwarzen und braunen Rückenschildern. Atlasband identisch wie Teil 3 gebunden. 4° und Grossfolio.

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