London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1786. First English edition. 4to. With half-title; 2 pp. publisher's ads bound at rear. Illustrated with three engraved folding maps; frontispiece bound at rear. Modern levant, stamped in gilt; marbled edges; spotting throughout; offsetting to text from maps. Provenance: Eric Gerald Stanley (booklabel). Arctic Bibliography 5161; Sabin 25138

First English edition of Forster's important and accurate history of exploration up to that time, written by Captain Cook’s naturalist who served on Cook’s second voyage. It was originally published in German in 1784.