James Cook - "Man of New Caledonia" - 1777 12th century and earlier although I imagine some have

although I imagine some have been miscatalogued as 1851 editions as stated on the title page

Provenance: "St Stephan’s Benedictine monastery in Würzberg"

it was forbidden to depict the ruling Tokugawa family

with this work “Chinese Dialogues” being the first English (or European) work printed in Shanghai

for the understanding not only of the Greeks”

James Cook - "Man of New Caledonia" - 1777 12th century and earlier although I imagine some have"Man of New Caledonia" Original Copperplate Engraving James Cook Page 9 x 12 inches (22 x 30cm) 1777 Good condition Some toning and marks to page Verso blank This is an original plate the official account of James Cook's 2nd Voyage published in 1777 This plate shows a man of New Caledonia "After the success of the first voyage, the Admiralty sent Cook on a second expedition: to investigate the globe as far south as possible. Cook earned his place in