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The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage.
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THE THREE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ROUND THE WORLD. COMPLETE In Seven Volumes. WITH MAP AND OTHER PLATES. VOL. IV. BEING THE SECOND OF THE SECOND VOYAGE.
CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME SECOND VOYAGE.
BOOK III. FROM ULIETEA TO NEW ZEALAND.
CHAP. I. PASSAGE FROM ULIETEA TO THE FRIENDLY ISLES; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL ISLANDS THAT WERE DISCOVERED, AND THE INCIDENTS WHICH HAPPENED IN THAT TRACK.
CHAP. III. THE PASSAGE FROM THE FRIENDLY ISLES TO THE NEW HEBRIDES, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF TURTLE ISLAND, AND A VARIETY OF INCIDENTS WHICH HAPPENED, BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHIP ARRIVED IN PORT SANDWICH, IN THE ISLAND OF MALLICOLLO.—A DESCRIPTION OF THE PORT; THE ADJACENT COUNTRY; ITS INHABITANTS, AND MANY OTHER PARTICULARS.
CHAP. IV. AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF SEVERAL ISLANDS, AN INTERVIEW AND SKIRMISH WITH THE INHABITANTS UPON ONE OF THEM. THE ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP AT TANNA, AND THE RECEPTION WE MET WITH THERE.
CHAP. V. AN INTERCOURSE ESTABLISHED WITH THE NATIVES; SOME ACCOUNT OF THE ISLAND; AND A VARIETY OF INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING OUR STAY AT IT.
CHAP. VI. DEPARTURE FROM TANNA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF ITS INHABITANTS, THEIR MANNERS AND ARTS.
CHAP. VII. THE SURVEY OF THE ISLANDS CONTINUED, AND A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF THEM.
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The listener is invited aboard the HMS Resolution as it slips away from the familiar shores of Ulietea, setting a course into the uncharted waters of the South Pacific. Early pages capture the crisp morning of the sixth day, when a low reef island appears on the horizon, its circular shape broken by tangled shoals and lively breakers. Cook’s meticulous notes turn the simple sighting into a vivid portrait of geography, climate, and the first tentative impressions of a lands unknown to European maps.
Soon the crew reaches a string of “Friendly Isles,” where encounters with islanders blend curiosity with caution. Detailed observations reveal the natives’ tools, their canoe designs, and the subtle customs that govern daily life, while the ship’s officers record the occasional mishap that befalls travelers far from home. Throughout, the narrative balances scientific curiosity with the human drama of discovery, offering a rich, immersive glimpse into an era when the world was still being measured and understood.
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2020-02-23
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
James Cook
1728–1779
An extraordinary navigator and mapmaker, this British explorer led three Pacific voyages that dramatically expanded European knowledge of the world. His journals blend adventure, observation, and the mindset of an age of discovery.
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Georg Forster
1754–1794
An 18th-century naturalist, traveler, and writer, he is best remembered for the vivid account he published after sailing around the world with Captain James Cook. His curious, wide-ranging work helped shape how Europe imagined the wider world and later inspired thinkers including Alexander von Humboldt.
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