COOK, James Captain (1728-1779) - Raccolta de' viaggi intorno al globo del capitano Giacomo Cook. Naples: Tommaso Masi e compagni librari, 1787.
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ID 697946
Lot 167 | COOK, James Captain (1728-1779) - Raccolta de' viaggi intorno al globo del capitano Giacomo Cook. Naples: Tommaso Masi e compagni librari, 1787.
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€ 200 – 300
An italian edition with numerous engraved plates of the famous voyages of Captain Cook. The work was printed in Naples and no copy is available on the market.
13 volumes, 8vo (210 x 138mm). 48 (of 50) engraved plates and two folding tables; the plates differ from the count in SBN and include portraits of indigenous people, views and geographical maps of the territories discovered by Cook (some foxing and browning, the final plate in the last volume with a severe tear with loss, some other minimal tears). Modern half vellum, manuscript title on spine, uncut. Provenance: Giuseppe Orlando (bookplate). (13)
| Auction house category: | Books, manuscripts and engravings |
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