1785 Universal Magazine CAPTAIN COOKS LAST VOYAGE With ENGRAVED PLATES Travel YeOldBookWorms Ltd *Antiquarian & Collectable Book Dealers * Please See Other Auctions * For Your Consideration.. The Universal Magazine Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Music, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Transactions, Philosophy, Mathematics, Husbandry, Gardening, Chemistry, Mechanics, Trade, Navigation, Architecture And Other Arts and Sciences Vol LXXVI 1785 With 14 of the 15 Engraved Plates ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Accounts of Captain Cooks Last Voyage with Engraved Plates "We have enriched our Miscellany with a succession of connected Extracts from the last interesting Voyage of the late Captain Cook. In these are copious descriptions of the new discovered islands, many singular appearances in Natural History, curious details of savage manners, in various approaches from scarce animated life to wonderful civilisation" Each Extract has been embellished with Heads of the Natives, or some curious and picturesque representation, engraved by the best Artists, from the original plates, published by order of the Lords of the Admiralty" A Scarce look into Captain cooks last voyage to the Northern Hemisphere with beautiful engraved plates. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **London Published According to Act of Parliament by William Bent. MDCCLXXXV. 1785. Bound in a contemporary quarter calf binding: 21.5cm x 13.5cm. Pagination: [2], ii, 3-384pp. With engraved frontispiece and 14 of the 15 Engraved Plates.** Condition: Please see photographs as part of the condition report: Bound in a contemporary quarter calf binding. Joints rubbed, faces rubbed with surface loss, corners chipped/lightly rounded. Binding remains firm. As stated lacking one plate [so 14 out of 15 present]. Text block firm, Clipping to the front pastedown [stained, with ink inscription]. FFEP almost detached. Pages marked, browned, with spotting an occasional light foxing.