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London, Longman, Hurst Rees Orme and Brown, 1821.. Octavo; Vol. I. xii, 398; frontispiece, folding map, 4 b/w. plates, Vol. II. viii, 368; 2 plates, Vol. III. viii, 372; frontispiece, 3 plates, Vol. IV. pp. viii, 304; frontispiece, fold-out table at rear, Vol. V. pp. viii, 472; 2 plates, Vol. VI. pp. xii, 503; 6 plates, Vol. VII. pp. xii, 462; frontispiece, 2 plates, foldout table at rear, one page directions for placing the plates, contemporary half calf and marbled boards, raised bands, red moroccan spine title labels with green leather volume labels, title lettered in gilt, the first volume neatly repaired at the head of spine, some minor foxing to early pages, a very good attractive set. In 1768 when captain James Cook set sail on the first of three voyages to the South Seas, he carried with him secret orders from British Admiralty to seek 'a Continent or land of great extent' and to take possession of that country in the name of the King of Great Britain. The first voyage aboard the… Read More