A View of the Town of St. Peter & St. Paul in the Bay of Awatchka.
W. Ellis del. J. Heath sc.
Pub.d Dec.r 14 1781 by G. Robinson.
Copper engraving, 110 x 175mm. 4¼ x 7". A very fine impression.
A view in the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. From 'An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty’s ships Resolution and Discovery during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780 : in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America…', by William Ellis, published 1782. Ellis was a surgeon's mate during Cook's third voyage, first on the Discovery and later on the Resolution, and gives quite a good history of this expedition. His account was published two years before the 'official' version. Ellis was also an amateur artist of some skill and the illustrations in the book are after his own drawings; they include eight of Hawaii, two of Alaska and three of the Northwest Coast.
[Ref: 13451] £75.00
Pub.d Dec.r 14 1781 by G. Robinson.
Copper engraving, 110 x 175mm. 4¼ x 7". A very fine impression.
A view in the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. From 'An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty’s ships Resolution and Discovery during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780 : in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America…', by William Ellis, published 1782. Ellis was a surgeon's mate during Cook's third voyage, first on the Discovery and later on the Resolution, and gives quite a good history of this expedition. His account was published two years before the 'official' version. Ellis was also an amateur artist of some skill and the illustrations in the book are after his own drawings; they include eight of Hawaii, two of Alaska and three of the Northwest Coast.
[Ref: 13451] £75.00