Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks Bart., K.b., P.r.s. - During Captain Cook s First Voyage in Hms Endeavour in 1768 71 to

Klappentext A fascinating account of the voyage of the Endeavour across the Pacific Ocean! by Sir Joseph Banks (1743 1820). Zusammenfassung Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) was a British botanist and one of the most influential scientific patrons of the eighteenth century. This volume, edited by fellow botanist Sir Joseph Hooker and first published in 1896, contains Banks' detailed account of the voyage of the Endeavour across the Pacific Ocean. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Biographical sketches of Banks and Solander; Naturalists and voyagers mentioned in the journal; List of officers of the 'Endeavour' and Bank's staff; 1. England to Rio de Janeiro; 2. Rio de Janeiro; 3. Rio to Terra del Fuego; 4. Terra del Fuego to Otahite; 5. Otahite; 6. Otahite to Oheteroa; 7. General account of the South Sea Islands; 8. South Sea Islands to New Zealand (Thames River); 9. Circumnavigation of New Zealand; 10. General account of New Zealand; 11. New Zealand to Australia (Endeavour River); 12. Australia (Endeavour River) to Torres Straits; 13. Some account of that part of New Holland now called New South Wales; 14. Australia to Savu Island; 15. Description of Savu; 16. Savu Island to Batavia; 17. Description of Batavia; 18. Batavia to Cape of Good Hope; 19. Cape of Good Hope to England; Appendix; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Banks, Sir Joseph Banks
• Assisted by: Joseph Dalton Hooker (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108029162
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02916-2
• No. of pages: 532
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, HISTORY / Historical Geography, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Historical Geography