Captain Cook s Journal During His First Voyage Round World, Made in - A Literal Transcription of the Original Mss

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

List of contents

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: James Cook, Cook James
• Assisted by: William James Lloyd Wharton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781108070508
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07050-8
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration; Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography