Captain Cook's voyages round the world
the first performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771; the second in 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775; the third and last in 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780; for making discoveries in the northern and southern hemispheres, by order of His present Majesty : containing a relation of all the interesting transactions which occurred in the course of the voyages; including Captain Furneaux's journal of his proceedings during the separation of the ships ... with an account of the establishment of the colonies of Port Jackson and Norfold Island, &c. &c.
by James Cook
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"Vol. I."
Part of a CIHM set. For individual microfiches in this set see CIHM microfiche nos. 17751-17753.
Volume II has title: A voyage to the Pacific Ocean.
"The narrative is written partly in the 1st person, following Cook's journal, and partly in the 3rd person, paraphrased from the official account ..." (Cf. New South Wales. Public Library, Sydney. Mitchell Library. Bibliography of Captain James Cook. Sydney, 1928, p. 10)--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints.
Tables.
Includes James Cook's first and second voyages, and Captain Furneaux's journal.
Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the Library Division, Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1983.
xxvi, 28-1022 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill., map, port. ; 21 cm.
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