Item #2292232 The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages, Volume One: The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771. Rudiger Joppien, Bernard Smith.

The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages, Volume One: The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768-1771

New Haven and London: Paul Mellon Centre / Yale University Press, 1985. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good / Near Fine. Item #2292232
ISBN: 0300034504

First edition. Jacket spine faintly toned. Page ridges lightly foxed.

xv, 247 pp. Volume 1 of 4. With a descriptive catalogue of all the known original drawings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with them. "The first section of each volume includes a critical and analytical account of the professional artist associated with the relevant voyage... The second section provides a full descriptive catalogue of the drawings and paintings associated with the voyage. It is arranged chronologically, thus providing for the first time a fully illustrated account of the voyage."--Front jacket flap

Price: $95.00