A voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Subtitle: for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780.
By: By Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. ; Illustrated with elegant plates, and a large chart. In four volumes. Vol. I[-IV].
Contributors: King, James, 1750-1784.; Rollinson, William, 1762-1842.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 30274.
Publisher: Printed by Tiebout and O'Brien, for Benjamin Gomez, bookseller and stationer, no. 97, Maiden-Lane.
Published: 1796
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Cook, James, -- 1728-1779; Voyages around the world; Oceania -- Discovery and exploration
Notes: Half-title: Cook's voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. I.

Two settings of the title page to v. 1 noted. In one, line five is "for making". In another, line five is "Undertaken by command of his Majesty."

Signatures: v. 1, [A]2 b⁴ chi-2chi⁴ c-d⁴ e1 B-E⁴ F⁴(-F4) G-3A⁴ 3B²; v. 2, [A]1 b⁴ B-2Z⁴ (2Z4 verso blank); v. 3, [A]1 b⁴ B-3E⁴ ²A-E⁴ +⁴; v. 4, [A]1 b⁴ B-2R⁴ (2R4 blank).

Vol. 1: xii, xxxiv, 370 p., [18] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 2: [3], vi-xii, 359, [1] p., [16] leaves of plates; v. 3: x, 400, 40, [8] p., [9] leaves of plates (3 folded); v. 4: [3], vi-xii, 310, [2] p., [5] leaves of plates.

Errors in paging: v. 2, p. 203 misnumbered 103; v. 4, p. 207, 253 misnumbered 107, 213.

Illustrations signed: Rollinson, sculpt.

"Life of Capt. Cook."--v. 3, 40 p. at end. Eight unnumbered pages following contain a list of subscribers and directions to the binder.

Evans 30274.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30274).