| ISBN |
9781875567492 : |
| Author |
Forster, Georg, 1754-1794 |
| Uniform Title |
Cook, der Entdecker. English. Australian maritime series |
| Title |
Cook, the discoverer / by Georg Forster. |
| Edition |
Deluxe ed. and standard ed. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Potts Point, N.S.W. : Hordern House, 2007. |
| Description |
1 v. |
| Series |
Australian maritime series 1037-1338 ; no. 6 |
| Note |
In March 1787, eight years after the death of Captain James Cook on the shore at Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii, the German naturalist, philosopher and polyglot George Forster completed his remarkable essay Cook der Endecker. Written as the introduction to Forster's German translation of the official account of Cook's third voyage, the essay constitutes an appraisal of the contribution made by Cook to the progress of the Enlightenment wherein Forster believed he had finally done justice to the memory of the great discoverer. The essay also provided an opportunity for Forster to draw from his personal experience of sailing with Cook during the arduous and challenging three year (1772-1775) Antarctic voyage of the Resolution, the voyage from which Cook returned triumphant as the most accomplished explorer of the eighteenth century. |
| The original series is 'Des Capitain Jacob Cooks Entdeckungs-Reise' |
| "The edition is limited to 1050 copies. One thousand copies are bound in quarter tan Kangaroo with speckled papered sides. A deluxe issue is limited to fifty copies, numbered and signed by Nigel Erskine, hand bound in full tan kangaroo and presented in a custom made slipcase"--Prelim. page. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography. |
| Local note |
RARE copy is no. 29 and signed. |
| Edwards copy is no. 5 and signed. |
| Edwards copy has a folded leaflet (from Hordern House) about this book loosely inserted. |
| Subjects |
Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 |
| Explorers -- England -- Biography. |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Forster, Georg, 1754-1794 "Geschichte der See-Reisen und Entdeckungen im Sud-Meer, Bd. 4-5." |
| Cook, James, 1728-1779 "Voyage to the Pacific Ocean." |
| Series |
Australian maritime series no. 6. |
| Call number |
910.92 FOR |
| RARE 910.92 FOR (Deluxe ed.) |
| EDWARDS 910.92 FOR (Deluxe ed.) |
