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The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants particularly, those not hitherto described, or incorrectly figured by former authors, with their descriptions in English and French. To which is prefixed, a new and correct map of the countries with observations on their natural state, inhabitants, and productions. By the late Mark Catesby ... Revised by Mr. Edwards ... To the whole is now added a Linnæan index of the animals and plants ... Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, de la Floride, et des isles de Bahama ... (3.20583)
Date:
1771
Creator:
Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749.
Type:
Book
Extent:
2 v. 220 col. plates, double map. 53 cm.
Travels into North America [Volume I]; : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. / By Peter Kalm, professor of oeconomy in the University of Aobo in Swedish Finland, and member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. Translated into English by John Reinhold Forster, F.A.S. Enriched with a map, several cuts for the illustration of natural history, and some additional notes.. (3.37623)
Date:
1770
Creator:
Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779.
Type:
Book
Extent:
3 volumes, [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map (engravings) ; 22 cm (8vo)
Travels into North America [Volume II]; : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. / By Peter Kalm, professor of oeconomy in the University of Aobo in Swedish Finland, and member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. Translated into English by John Reinhold Forster, F.A.S. Enriched with a map, several cuts for the illustration of natural history, and some additional notes.. (3.37624)
Date:
1771
Creator:
Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779.
Type:
Book
Extent:
3 volumes, [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map (engravings) ; 22 cm (8vo)
Travels into North America [Volume III]; : containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects. / By Peter Kalm, professor of oeconomy in the University of Aobo in Swedish Finland, and member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences. Translated into English by John Reinhold Forster, F.A.S. Enriched with a map, several cuts for the illustration of natural history, and some additional notes.. (3.37625)
Date:
1771
Creator:
Kalm, Pehr, 1716-1779.
Type:
Book
Extent:
3 volumes, [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map (engravings) ; 22 cm (8vo)
Sculptura historico-technica: or, The history and art of engraving ... Extracted from Baldinucci, Florent le Compte [sic] Fairthorne [sic] the Abecedario pittorico, and other authors. With copper-plates. (3.57622)
Date:
1770
Type:
Book
Extent:
xi, 264 pages, 10 plates, 19 x 11 cm
A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world [Vol. 1] : performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 : written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. In which is included, Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the Adventure during the separation of the ships. Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent masters. (3.60073)
Date:
1777
Creator:
Cook, James, 1728-1779
Type:
Book
Extent:
2 v. : maps, plans, plates, ports. ; 30 cm (4°)
A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world [Vol. 2] : performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 : written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. In which is included, Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the Adventure during the separation of the ships. Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent masters. (3.60074)
Date:
1777
Creator:
Cook, James, 1728-1779
Type:
Book
Extent:
2 v. : maps, plans, plates, ports. ; 30 cm (4°)
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour [Vol. 1] : drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq / by John Hawkesworth ... in three volumes. Illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known. (3.60078)
Date:
1773
Creator:
Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773
Type:
Book
Extent:
3 volumes : illustrations, charts, maps ; 30 cm (4to).
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour [Vol. 2] : drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq / by John Hawkesworth ... in three volumes. Illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known. (3.60079)
Date:
1773
Creator:
Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773
Type:
Book
Extent:
3 volumes : illustrations, charts, maps ; 30 cm (4to).
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour [Vol. 3] : drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq / by John Hawkesworth ... in three volumes. Illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known. (3.60080)
Date:
1773
Creator:
Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773
Type:
Book
Extent:
3 volumes : illustrations, charts, maps ; 30 cm (4to).
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