A narrative of the voyages round the world performed by Captain James Cook: With an account of his life during the previous and intervening periods
by A. Kippis
Category: History

Excerpt from A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook: With an Account of His Life, During the Previous and Intervening Periods But my acknowledgments are, above all, due to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, for the interest he has taken in the present publication. It was in consequence of his advice that it was given to the world in the form which it now bears; and his assistance has been invariable through every part of the undertaking. To him the inspection of the whole has been submitted, and to him it is owing that the work is, in many respects, far more complete than it would otherwise have been. The exertions of zeal and friendship I have been so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.