Full title:A journal of a voyage to the South seas, in His Majesty’s ship the Endeavor: faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Prksin, draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, Remarks on the preface, by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke
Eight of the colored plates consist of several hinged overlays which fold out to show different aspects of the designs; final plate pasted down to cover.