CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 1768-1779
Written by Captain Cook, Glyndwr Williams
Published by Folio Society
in 1997
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CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 1768-1779
Written by Captain Cook, Glyndwr Williams.
Stock no. 1830205
1998.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Selected and introduced by Glyndwr Williams. Elaborately decorated blue cloth with gilt. Colour illustrations. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 522 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and lightly bumped at corners.
Front cover
Contents
- Maps
- Introduction
- The Texts
- The First Voyage 1768 - 1771
- Introduction
- I
- ENGLAND TO TIERRA DEL FUEGO
- (August 1768 - January 1769)
- II
- TAHITI
- (April - July 1769)
- III
- THE SURVEY OF NEW ZEALAND
- (October 1769 - March 1770)
- IV
- THE EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA
- (April - August 1770)
- V
- BATAVIA AND THE HOMEWARD VOYAGE
- (October 1770 - June 1771)
- The Second Voyage 1772 - 1775
- Introduction
- I
- ENGLAND TO THE ANTARTIC
- (July 1772 - January 1773)
- II
- WINTERING IN NEW ZEALAND
- (March - June 1773)
- III
- NEW ZEALAND TO THE SOCIETY ISLANDS
- (June - September 1773)
- IV
- THE TONGAN ISLANDS
- (October 1773)
- V
- NEW ZEALAND AND EASTER ISLAND
- (November 1773 - March 1774)
- VI
- TAHITI AGAIN
- (April - June 1774)
- VII
- THE NEW HEBRIDES (VANUATU)
- (June - August 1774)
- VIII
- NEW CALEDONIA
- (September - October 1774)
- IX
- HOMEWARD BOUND
- (October 1774 - July 1775)
- The Third Voyage 1776 - 1779
- Introduction
- PREPARATIONS
- (February - June 1776)
- II
- PASSAGE TO NEW ZEALAND
- (January - February 1777)
- III
- THE COOK ISLANDS, TONGA AND TAHITI
- (April - December 1777)
- IV
- THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
- (Janaury 1778)
- V
- THE NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA
- (March - April 1778)
- VI