"With forewords by Greg Dening, H.-M. Le Cleac'h, an editorial note, a short biography by Douglas Peacocke, a preliminary discourse by Samuel Greatheed, and observations made during a voyage to the Marquesas Islands by Captain James Wilson in the Duff (1797), Captain Josiah Roberts in the Hope (1791), Captain Edmund Fanning in the Betsey (1798) and Edward Robarts (1799), with a letter by Crook, and instructions and report by the L.M.S. ; illustrated with charts, portraits or persons of that time, and new maps drawn by Andreas Dettloff ; edited by Haere Po, Tahiti"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-202) and index.