First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1
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1821
English
- Introduction, and Bk. I Ch. I, The Passage from Plymouth to Madeira, with some Account of that Island
- Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 1 The Passage from Madeira to Rio de Janeiro . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 2
- Bk. I Ch. 3 The Passage from Rio de Janeiro to the Entrance of the Strait of Le Maire, with a Description of some of the Inhabitants of Terra del Fuego
- Bk. I Ch. 4 An Account of what happened in ascending a Mountain to search for Plants
- Bk. I Ch. 5 The Passage through the Strait of Le Maire, and a further Description of the Inhabitants of Terra del Fuego, and its Productions
- Bk. I Ch. 6 A general Description of the south-east Part of Terra del Fuego, and the Strait of Le Maire . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 7 The Sequel of the Passage from Cape Horn to the newly discovered Islands in the South Seas . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 8 The Arrival of the Endeavour at Otaheite . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 9 A Place fixed upon for an Observatory and Fort . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 10 An Excursion to the eastward, an Account of several Incidents that happened both on Board and on Shore, and of the first Interview with Oberea . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 11 The Observatory set up . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 12 Some Ladies visit the Fort with very uncommon Ceremonies . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 13 Another Visit to Tootahah, with various Adventures . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 14 The Ceremonies of an Indian Funeral particularly described . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 15 An Account of the Circumnavigation of the Island . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 16 An Expedition of Mr. Banks to trace the River . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 1 A particular Description of the Island; its Produce and Inhabitants . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 2
- Bk. I Ch. 18 Of the Manufactures, Boats, and Navigation of Otaheite
- Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 1 Of the Division of Time in Otaheite; Numeration, Computation of Distance . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 2
- Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 1 A Description of several other Islands in the Neighbourhood of Otaheite . . .
- Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 2
- Bk. II Ch. 1 The Passage from Oteroah to New Zealand . . .
- Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 1 A Description of Poverty Bay, and the Face of the adjacent Country . . .
- Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 2
- Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 1 The Range from Tolaga to Mercury Bay . . .
- Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 2
- Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 1 The Range from Mercury Bay to the Bay of Islands . . .
- Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 2
- Bk. II Ch. 5 Range from the Bay of Islands round North Cape to Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . .
- Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 1 Transactions in Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . .
- Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 2
In May 1768, the Admiralty commissioned the 39-year old Cook to command a scientific voyage to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun. The expedition sailed aboard HMS Endeavour in August 1768, rounded Cape Horn and continued to Tahiti, where the observations of the transit were made. Cook then opened sealed orders for the second part of his voyage: to search the south Pacific for signs of the postulated rich southern continent of Terra Australis. Cook proceeded to circumnavigate New Zealand's two main islands, which is where this volume ends. - Summary by David Cole
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