Overview

During Charles Darwin's 1831–6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified). This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes 1 and 2 cover the first Pacific voyage of James Cook (1728–79), the object of which was to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti. The text replicates the version published in 1773 by John Hawkesworth (1715–73) as part of a collection of 'Voyages … in the Southern Hemisphere', which interwove Cook's account with botanical and ethnographical notes by the ship's naturalist, Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820). The journals were only published separately much later: Cook's in 1893 (ed. Wharton) and Banks' in 1896 (ed. Hooker); both are also available. Volume 2 focuses on New Zealand, Australia, and the explorers' return via Indonesia.

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Author:   James Cook ,  Joseph Banks ,  John Hawkesworth
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Volume:   Volume 2
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781108084765

ISBN 10:   1108084761
Pages:   382
Publication Date:   27 August 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

First Voyage Book II: 7. Range from Cape Turnagain southward; 8. A general account of New Zealand; 9. A description of the inhabitants, their habitations, apparel, ornaments, food, cookery, and manner of life; 10. Of the canoes and navigation of the inhabitants of New Zealand; Book III: 1. The run from New Zealand to Botany Bay, on the east coast of New Holland, now called New South Wales; 2. The range from Botany Bay to Trinity Bay; 3. Dangerous situation of the ship in her course from Trinity Bay to Endeavour River; 4. Transactions while the ship was refitting in Endeavour River; 5. Departure from Endeavour River; 6. Departure from New South Wales; 7. The passage from New South Wales to New Guinea, with an account of what happened upon landing there; 8. The passage from New Guinea to the island of Savu; 9. A particular description of the island of Savu, its produce and inhabitants, with a specimen of their language; 10. The run from the island of Savu to Batavia; 11. Some account of Batavia, and the adjacent country; 12. Some account of the inhabitants of Batavia; 13. The passage from Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope; 14. Our arrival at the Cape of Good Hope, a description of the Cape, and the return of the ship to England.

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