A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the Desire of the Royal Society: Containing all the various occurrences of the Voyage, with descriptions of several new discovered countries in the Southern hemisphere; and Accounts of their Soil and Productions; and of many Singularities in the Structure, Apparel, Customs, Manners, Policy, Manufactures, &c. of their Inhabitants. To which is added, a concise vocabulary of the language of Otahitee (printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, 1771)
A variant does not have the instruction to the binder at the foot of sig a1
English Short Title Catalog, T29207
Reproduction of original from British Library
Variously ascribed to Richard Orton and William Perry (petty officers), to Dr. Solander, or to Joseph Banks himself
With a dedicatory letter from the publisher prefixed