Ellis, William

An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage Performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in H.M. Ships Resolution and Discovery During the Years 1776-1780; in Search of a North-West Passage Between the Continents of Asia and America. Including a Faithful Account of All Their Discoveries, and the Unfortunate Death of Captain Cook

Amsterdam / New York Nico Israel / Da Capo 1970, Facsimile Reprint. (Hardcover issued without dust jacket) 358;347pp. As new. In two volumes Octavo (22.5x14cm) with 13 plates and a folding map. Bound in simulated velllum. One of the first published accounts of Captain Cook's third voyage during which he discovered the Sandwich Islands and acquired many data on Alaska and the N.W. Coast of America, in defiance of the Admiralty's insistence that no private journal of this voyage be retained, Ellis was the only Englishman who had the temerity to admit authorship. The fine plates, drawn by the author, who was Assistant Surgeon, are among the earlist published on these areas. Book about Captain Cook. Series: Bibliotheca Australiana55-56.

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