An Epistle From Oberea Queen Of Otaheite To Joseph Banks Esq Translated By T Q Z Esq Professor Of The

by John Scott Waring

$2,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Modern straight-grained morocco and cloth, gilt, spine richly gilt The third edition of this popular lyrical satire at the expense of the eminent British naturalist, Sir Joseph Banks and his supposed dalliance with the Queen of Tahiti during Captain James Cook's first voyage. The description of Queen Oberea of Tahiti in Hawkesworth's account of Captain James Cook's first voyage ensured that she became an object of fascination for the British. The apparent fact

• Binding: Leather

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