Captain Cook's Journal during his First Voyage round the World, made in H.M. Bark Endeavour, 1768–71: A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS - Brossura

Cook, James

 
9781108070508: Captain Cook's Journal during his First Voyage round the World, made in H.M. Bark Endeavour, 1768–71: A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS

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Transcribed from the original copies of James Cook's journals, this annotated 1893 publication includes a sketch of the explorer's life.

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Throughout his first voyage around the world aboard the Endeavour, James Cook (1728–79) kept a meticulous journal describing the route and the places and peoples encountered. The naval officer William James Lloyd Wharton (1843–1905) published this annotated transcription in 1893, including a sketch of the explorer's life.

Contenuti

Preface; Sketch of Captain Cook's life; List of persons who left England in H.M.S. Endeavour, 26th August, 1768; 1. England to Rio Janeiro; 2. Rio Janeiro to Tahiti; 3. Tahiti; 4. Tahiti to New Zealand; 5. Exploration of New Zealand; 6. Exploration of middle island of New Zealand; 7. Passage from New Zealand to New Holland; 8. Exploration of east coast of Australia; 9. From Torres Strait to Batavia; 10. Batavia to Cape of Good Hope; 11. Cape of Good Hope to England; Index.

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