A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the Desire of the Royal Society: Containing all the various occurrences of the Voyage, with descriptions of several new discovered countries in the Southern hemisphere; and Accounts of their Soil and Productions; and of many Singularities in the Structure, Apparel, Customs, Manners, Policy, Manufactures, &c. of their Inhabitants. To which is added, a concise vocabulary of the language of Otahitee.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voyages around the world--Early works to 1800.

Voyages around the world.

Oceania--Discovery and exploration--Early works to 1800.

Oceania.

Endeavour (Ship).

Cook, James, 1728-1779.

Cook, James.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],ii,[4],130p. )

Other Title:

Journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand, MDCCLXXI. [1771]

Notes:

Variously ascribed to Richard Orton and William Perry (petty officers), to Dr. Solander, or to Joseph Banks himself.

With a dedicatory letter from the publisher prefixed.

A variant does not have the instruction to the binder at the foot of sig a1.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T29207.

OCLC:

642562072