“Overshadowed for nearly two hundred years in European scholarship by the literary and scientific achievements and reputation of his eldest son George Forster, the author of this journal, J.R. Forster, principal naturalist on James Cook's second voyage, was nevertheless recognized by many contemporaries as one of the ‘universal geniuses’ of the late eighteenth century.”
Hakluyt Society, Second Series, Volumes 152-155. 1982, London.
Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Cambridge.
Illustrations, sketches and maps — b/w.
Condition: Very Good, dust covers somewhat worn on edges and spine.
Hard cover, all four volumes have dust covers.
pp.831.
Size: 22.3cm x 14.2cm.
