Volume 1

A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 / In which is included Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the adventure during the separation of ships. Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent masters.

  • Cook, James, 1728-1779.
Date:
1777
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 / In which is included Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the adventure during the separation of ships. Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent masters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * Z A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE, 177** This mark is the more neceffary, as there is a fmall cove <—tf-L-j about a league to the Eaftward, with a Tandy beach in the bottom of it, a valley and cocoa-nut trees behind, which {hangers may miflake for Port Praya, as we ourfelves did. The two points which form the entrance of Port Praya bay, are rather low, and in the direction of W. S. W. and E. N. E. half a league from each other. Clofe to the Weft point are funken rocks, on which the fea continually breaks. The bay lies in, N. W. near half a league; and the depth of water is from fourteen to four fathoms. Large fhips ought not to anchor in lefs than eight, in which depth the South end of t * the Green Ifland (a fmall ifland lying under the Weft fliore) will bear Weft. You water at a well that is behind the beach at the head of the bay. The water is tolerable, but fcarce; and bad getting off, on account of a great furf on the beach. The refreftiments to be got here, are bullocks, hogs, goats, fheep, poultry, and fruits. The goats are of the Antelope kind, fo extraordinarily lean, that hardly any thing can equal them ; and the bullocks, hogs, and fheep are not much better. Bullocks muft be purchafed with mo¬ ney ; the price is twelve Spanifh dollars a head, weighing between 250 and 300 pounds. Other articles may be got from the natives in exchange for old cloaths, See. But the fale of bullocks is confined to a company of merchants ; to whom this privilege is granted, and who keep an agent refiding upon the fpot. The fort above mentioned feems wholly defigned for the protection of the bay, and is well fituated for that purpofe ; being built on an elevation, which rifes directly from the fea on the right, at the head of the bay. f