This original engraving comes from part 6 of the Petits Voyages of De Bry
which are well known to this day
He was the first European traveller to visit Mecca
The title page is notable for containing an early depiction of London with the Globe theatre on the Southbank
This book displays images of silk worm
Complete Second Voyage of James Cook - 1779 - With 64/64 plates including large folding map Book This original engraving comes from"A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majestys Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the Years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775. Written by James Cook, Commander of the Resolution. In which is included, Captain Furneauxs Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventure during the Separation of the Ships." London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1779. Third edition, Large Quarto. Complete: Vol. I: Frontis, xl, 378 pp.,