James Cook - "Man of New Caledonia" - 1777 12th century and earlier with this work “Chinese Dialogues”

with this work “Chinese Dialogues” being the first English (or European) work printed in Shanghai

The newspaper provides a fascinating articles on early colonial life:

although I imagine some have been miscatalogued as 1851 editions as stated on the title page

36 plates and charts

James Cook - "Man of New Caledonia" - 1777 12th century and earlier with this work “Chinese Dialogues”"Man of New Caledonia" Original Copperplate Engraving James Cook Page 9 x 12 inches (22 x 30cm) 1777 Good condition Some toning and marks to page Verso blank This is an original plate the official account of James Cook's 2nd Voyage published in 1777 This plate shows a man of New Caledonia "After the success of the first voyage, the Admiralty sent Cook on a second expedition: to investigate the globe as far south as possible. Cook earned his place in