Histoire des découvertes et des voyages faits dans le Nord

1788 1st ed ARCTIC Voyages Johann Forster History of James Cook ATLAS Maps 2v

Johann Reinhold Forster was an 18th-century Scottish naturalist who played an important role on James Cook's famous second Pacific voyage. Cook's second voyage was set to circumnavigate the world by means of going as far south as possible. This voyage, which is significantly less reported on than his third and final voyage, took Forster and crew to locations such as Easter Island, Tahiti, and the Arctic Circle. Perhaps the most important discovery from this voyage was proving that no continent existed between New Zealand and South America – a common theory amongst centuries of European navigators and historians.

Forster's 'History of Discoveries Made in the North' is one of the best accounts of voyages in the Arctic regions. He not only discusses his own experiences but covers expeditions made by Portuguese, English, French, and even Russian voyages into the Northwest Passage. He covers notable explorers such as Cabot, Verazzano, Hudson, Cartier, and of course, James Cook.

This 1788 first edition includes 3 impressive folding maps!

Item number: #8567

Price: $750

FORSTER, Johann Reinhold

Histoire des découvertes et des voyages faits dans le Nord

Paris : chez Cuchet, 1788. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes

o Vol. 1 – xv, [1], 399, [1]

2 folding maps

o Vol. 2 – xii, 41, [2]

1 folding map

· References: Sabin 25137; Howes F 269

· Language: French

· Binding: Leather; tight & secure

· Size: ~8in X 5in (20cm x 13cm)

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