1773 Hawkesworth; Account of the Voyages – 3 Vols in their Original Bindings

Rare & important first edition set – cornerstone of Pacific exploration history.

-Title: An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere -Publisher: London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1773 -Edition: 1st, full leather, hardcover -Author: John Hawkesworth, drawn from the journals of Byron, Carteret, Wallis, and Captain James Cook on his first voyage (1768–71), with papers from Joseph Banks

This is the complete 3-volume first edition folio set, with all engravings, plates, and folding maps present as called for. The work records the first printed accounts of Cook’s landing in New Zealand and Australia, Tahiti, and Pacific voyages of discovery.

*Contains FIRST ever engraving, printed & published of a kangaroo! Introducing this animal to the world for the first time

Condition: -Original 18th-century full leather bindings with gilt-ruled spines and labels -Professionally and sympathetically restored -Text blocks clean, bright, and crisp throughout-unusual for a set of this age -ALL folding maps and engraved plates present -Bindings solid, volumes complete

A highly desirable, investment-grade set

Contents: Plate & Maps Title pages (3) Frontispieces (as called for) Folding world map Original large folding maps Portrait plates & ethnographic engravings (Maori, Tahitians, fauna/flora) All charts and cuts as called for

Value & Provenance: -Auction records: similar complete sets achieve NZD $25,000–$40,000 at specialist houses -Internationally, Sotheby’s & Bonhams have sold strong examples for USD $20,000–$30,000 -Offered here at an exceptionally low reserve allowing TradeMe buyers access to a seldom-seen landmark of exploration

A rare opportunity to acquire a complete, original-binding set of Hawkesworth’s Voyages. Museum-quality and seldom offered in New Zealand, Tax-free!

Keywords: Captain James Cook voyages, Joseph Banks