![Item #13484 The inside of a winter habitation, in Kamtschatka; [From Atlas Plate 78, The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784] [Engraved by William Sharp]. John Webber.](https://davidspilmanfinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/13484.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1544649403)
The inside of a winter habitation, in Kamtschatka; [From Atlas Plate 78, The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780, London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784] [Engraved by William Sharp]
London: Nicol & Cadell, 1784. Very Good. First Edition. [Illus. 9.5x15.25in on 15.5x21.25in Sheet]; Plate 78 from Nicol & Cadell, 1784, printed with J. Webber del on bottom left and W. Sharp sculp on bottom right; Minor soiling and age toning to sheet along edges with several small closed tears on edges not affecting print. [Beddie 1543 and 1743]. Item #13484
John Webber (1752-1793) was the official artist that accompanied Captain Cook on the third voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780. This voyage was to the islands of the Pacific, Australia, the Pacific Northwest America, Alaska, Kamchatka and Hawaii. In Hawaii, Cook was killed in a misunderstanding with the natives at Kealakekua Bay.
From the National Maritime Museum, "The Resolution and the Discovery visited Avacha Bay, Kamchatka between 29 April to 16 June 1779. Many of the drawings from this period show snowy scenes, especially of the town and harbour of St Peter and St Paul. This engraving shows the inside of a native house. At left a person is cooking. On the ground, next to him, a dog. In the centre there is a man standing. At right a woman and child are seated on a bench, the woman holding a small baby in her arm."
Price: $65.00