Voyage to the South Sea

by William Bligh

21 chapters8h 40mEnglish1792

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A Voyage to the South Sea, undertaken by command of His Majesty, for the purpose of conveying the Bread-fruit tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty’s ship The Bounty, commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh. Including an account of the Mutiny on board the said ship, and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew, in the ship’s boat, from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch settlement in the East Indies. (Summary is the full title)

Chapters (20)

1Plan of the Expedition

1419

2Departure from England

2719

3Passage towards Cape of Good Hope

855

4Passage towards Van Diemen's Land

1531

5... Arrive at Otaheite

742

6Account of an English Ship...

2520

7A theft committed

1276

8Expedition to Tettaba after a Heifer

1407

9A Walk into the Country

2184

10The Ship's Cable cut in the Night

1375

11Arrival of an Arreoy Woman from Tethuroa

962

12At the Island Huaheine

1340

13A Mutiny in the Ship

1036

14Proceed in the Launch to the Island Tofoa

1386

15Passage towards New Holland

2827

16Progress ... along the Coast of New Holland

2445

17Passage from New Holland to the Island Timor

1983

18At Coupang

800

19From Timor to Batavia

781

20Occurrences at Batavia ... thence to England

1452

Voyage to the South Sea

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Chapters (20)

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