Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World

Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World
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James Cook. Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World

Captain Cook's Journal During His First Voyage Round the World

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ILLUSTRATIONS

SKETCH OF CAPTAIN COOK'S LIFE

PERSONS WHO LEFT ENGLAND IN H.M.S. ENDEAVOUR, 26TH AUGUST, 1768

A JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF HIS MAJESTY'S BARK ENDEAVOUR, ON A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, BY LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK, COMMANDER, COMMENCING THE 25TH OF MAY, 1768

EXPLANATION (FROM JOURNAL)

CHAPTER 1. ENGLAND TO RIO JANEIRO

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES ON BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S BARK ENDEAVOUR

1768

CHAPTER 2. RIO JANEIRO TO TAHITI

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES FROM RIO DE JANEIRO TOWARDS TERRA DEL FUEGO

MODERN CHART OF SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN SHOWING TRACK OF H.M.S. ENDEAVOUR, 1769 TO 1770

CHAPTER 3. TAHITI

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES, ETC., AT GEORGE'S ISLAND

FACSIMILE OF SATURDAY, 3RD JUNE, 1769

CHART OF THE ISLAND OTAHEITE, BY LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK, 1769. REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED CHART

TAHITI: TYPES OF CANOES

CHAPTER 4. TAHITI TO NEW ZEALAND

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES AT SEA

CHART OF THE SOCIETY ISLES, DISCOVERED BY LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK, 1769. REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED CHART

CHAPTER 5. EXPLORATION OF NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

CHAPTER 6. EXPLORATION OF MIDDLE ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND

WAR CANOE OF NEW ZEALAND

CHAPTER 7. PASSAGE FROM NEW ZEALAND TO NEW HOLLAND

CHAPTER 8. EXPLORATION OF EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA

CHAPTER 9. FROM TORRES STRAIT TO BATAVIA

TRACK OF ENDEAVOUR FROM TORRES STRAIT TO JAVA. AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1770

FACSIMILE OF TUESDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 1770

CHAPTER 10. BATAVIA TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

CHAPTER 11. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TO ENGLAND

POSTCRIPT

INDEX

CHART OF NEW ZEALAND, EXPLORED IN 1769 AND 1770, BY LIEUTENANT J. COOK, COMMANDER OF HIS MAJESTY'S BARK ENDEAVOUR, ENGRAVED BY I. BAYLY. REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED CHART

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James Cook

Made in H. M. Bark "Endeavour", 1768-71

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Mr. Green also demands special notice.

One great question of the day amongst seamen and geographers was the discovering of some ready and sure method of ascertaining the longitude. Half the value of the explorations made up to this time had been lost from this want. The recognised means of finding longitude was by the observation of lunars; that is, accurately measuring the angular distance between the centres of the moon and of the sun, or of the moon and some star.

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