Volume 2

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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    v«- A - . « % V O Y A G • E ■ f ■/’ TOWARDS THE - 4 SOUTH POLE, AND V ROUND, THE WORLD. BOOK III. From Ulietea to New Zealand. • ; .» • • « . •* • - . ' ' CHAP. I. Pafiage from Ulietea to the Friendly Ifes; with a Defcrip- tion of feveral Ifands that - were difcovered, and the Incidents which happe?ied in that Track. ON the 6th, being the day after leaving Ulietea, at eleven o’clock A. M., we faw land bearing N. W., which, upon a nearer approach, we found to be a low reef ifland about four leagues in compafs, and of a cir¬ cular form. It is compofed of feveral fmall patches connected together by breakers, the largelt lying on the N. E. part. This is Howe Ifland, difeovered by Captain Wallis, who,-I Vol. II. B think, *774* June. -- Monday 6. %