Anders Sparrman - "A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and round the World: But chiefly into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffres" - 1785 - James Cook archive India and the Spice Islands

India and the Spice Islands from 1502-1507

Nukuʻalofa (Tonga)

-1602 (This image is from the Latin 1st Edition)

the lack of Chinese characters meant that it was sent to Macao where it was printed on P

but as he is digging he finds gold which allows the family to escape poverty

Anders Sparrman - "A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and round the World: But chiefly into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffres" - 1785 - James Cook archive India and the Spice IslandsA Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and round the World: But chiefly into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffres By Anders Sparrman Published in London by G. G. and J. Robinson 1785 2 volumes complete in quarto (28x22m approx) Collation: xxviii + 368; viii + 356 + (1) pp. Complete with Engraved frontispiece, folding engraved map, and 9 plates. Contemporary calf rebacked with modern spine. Corners bumped, toning to