First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1

by James Cook

34 chapters16h 21mEnglish1821

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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

Chapters (34)

1Introduction, and Bk. I Ch. I, The Passage from Plymouth to Madeira, with some Account of that Island

1858

2Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 1 The Passage from Madeira to Rio de Janeiro . . .

1809

3Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 2

1906

4Bk. 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

855

5Bk. I Ch. 4 An Account of what happened in ascending a Mountain to search for Plants

1087

6Bk. 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

1122

7Bk. I Ch. 6 A general Description of the south-east Part of Terra del Fuego, and the Strait of Le Maire . . .

1025

8Bk. I Ch. 7 The Sequel of the Passage from Cape Horn to the newly discovered Islands in the South Seas . . .

1428

9Bk. I Ch. 8 The Arrival of the Endeavour at Otaheite . . .

1336

10Bk. I Ch. 9 A Place fixed upon for an Observatory and Fort . . .

1340

11Bk. 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 . . .

1674

12Bk. I Ch. 11 The Observatory set up . . .

1928

13Bk. I Ch. 12 Some Ladies visit the Fort with very uncommon Ceremonies . . .

1084

14Bk. I Ch. 13 Another Visit to Tootahah, with various Adventures . . .

1456

15Bk. I Ch. 14 The Ceremonies of an Indian Funeral particularly described . . .

1842

16Bk. I Ch. 15 An Account of the Circumnavigation of the Island . . .

2381

17Bk. I Ch. 16 An Expedition of Mr. Banks to trace the River . . .

1616

18Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 1 A particular Description of the Island; its Produce and Inhabitants . . .

1920

19Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 2

1909

20Bk. I Ch. 18 Of the Manufactures, Boats, and Navigation of Otaheite

2386

21Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 1 Of the Division of Time in Otaheite; Numeration, Computation of Distance . . .

1553

22Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 2

1569

23Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 1 A Description of several other Islands in the Neighbourhood of Otaheite . . .

2286

24Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 2

2104

25Bk. II Ch. 1 The Passage from Oteroah to New Zealand . . .

2139

26Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 1 A Description of Poverty Bay, and the Face of the adjacent Country . . .

2007

27Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 2

1931

28Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 1 The Range from Tolaga to Mercury Bay . . .

1976

29Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 2

1893

30Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 1 The Range from Mercury Bay to the Bay of Islands . . .

1747

31Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 2

1504

32Bk. II Ch. 5 Range from the Bay of Islands round North Cape to Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . .

2281

33Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 1 Transactions in Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . .

2031

34Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 2

1881

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