A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World Performed in His Majesty’s Ship the Resolution and Adventure in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. In which is included, Captain Furneaux’s Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships. In Two Volumes. / Illustrated with Maps and Charts, and a Variety of Portraits of Persons and Views of Places, drawn during the Voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent Masters.

London: W. Strahan; T. Cadell, c. 1779. A very good set, text and plates are clean and crisp.. Edition: Third edition, Binding: Recent ½ morocco with cloth boards, spine in six compartments of raised gilt bands, with gilt nautical motifs in gilt borders, titles on two, four, and six, top edge gilt, endpapers renewed. , Notes: Shortly after his return from the first voyage Cook was once again commissioned by the Royal Society to search for the mythical Terra Australis. On his first voyage, Cook had demonstrated by circumnavigating New Zealand that it was not attached to a larger landmass to the south; and by charting almost the entire eastern coastline of Australia he had shown it to be continental in size. Cook commanded HMS Resolution on this voyage, while Tobias Furneaux commanded its companion ship, HMS Adventure. Cook's expedition circumnavigated the globe at a very high southern latitude, becoming one of the first to cross the Antarctic Circle on January 17, 1773, reaching 71°10' south. He also discovered South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. In the Antarctic fog, the Resolution and Adventure became separated. Furneaux made his way to New Zealand, where he lost some of his men following a fight with the Māori, and eventually sailed back to Britain, while Cook continued to explore the Antarctic. Cook almost discovered the mainland of Antarctica, but turned back north towards Tahiti to resupply his ship. He then resumed his southward course in a second fruitless attempt to find the supposed continent. On his return voyage, he landed at the Friendly Islands, Easter Island, and Vanuatu, in 1774. His reports upon his return home put to rest the popular myth of Terra Australis., Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with engraved portrait frontispiece and 63 copper engraved plates, charts and portraits (50 plates; 14 maps and charts), many folding. , Volume: 2 volumes, References: Beddie 1226; Hill 358, Pages: P. Volume 1. (6), blank, frontis, title, blank, contents (6), ix-xl, 1-378, (6); Volume 2. (6), title, blank, contents (5), advertisement, 1-396, (6)., Category: Book Arctic & Antarctic; Book Voyages General; Book Pacific