COOK. - ZIMMERMANN (Henri). - Lot 529

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COOK. - ZIMMERMANN (Henri). - Lot 529
COOK. - ZIMMERMANN (Henri). Last voyage of Captain Cook around the world, where are the circumstances of his death... Berne, Nouvelle Société Typographique, 1782. In-12, full spotted calf, smooth spine decorated, red title page. First French edition, published one year after the German edition, which was seized at the request of the English Admiralty. Henri Zimmermann was a helmsman on the Discovery, on board which he sailed with Cook. From the beginning of the voyage, he kept a logbook, which should have been confiscated before the landing. This is one of the first books to speak of Cook's third voyage and his death (page 90-91). This work, rare, is also important because of the numerous details that Zimmermann gives about Cook's life. Nice copy.
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