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.

  • James Cook
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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    I773* age. It lies in the dire61 ion of S. by E * E.; diftant four May. ° J 4 '—-x-—) miles from the outermoft of the Two Brothers, and in a JlUe‘L“> is. wjt]1 t]ie white Rocks, on with the middle of Long Ifland. It is juft even with the furface of the fea, and hath deep water all round it. At noon, Lieutenant Kemp of the Adventure came on board$ from whom I learnt that their flnp had been here about fix weeks. With the aftiftance of a light breeze, our boats, and the tides, we, at fix o’clock in the evening, got to an anchor in Ship Cove near the Ad¬ venture ; when Captain Furneaux came on board, and gave me the following account of his proceedings, from the time we parted, to my arrival here. CHAP. / t