Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, A by COOK, James
Summary: Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita (the unknown Southern Continent) was a reality. To finally settle the issue, the British Admiralty sent Cook out again into the vast Southern Ocean with two sailing ships totalling only about 800 tons. Listen as Cook, equipped with one of the first chronometers, pushes his small vessel not merely into the Roaring Forties or the Furious Fifties but becomes the first explorer to penetrate the Antarctic Circle, reaching an incredible Latitude 71 degrees South, just failing to discover Antarctica. (Introduction by Shipley)
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16 - Book I Chapter X - Arrival of the Ships at Otaheite
17 - Book I Chapter XI - An Account of several Visits to and from Otoo
18 - Book I Chapter XII - An Account of the Reception we met with at Huaheine
19 - Book I Chapter XIII - Arrival at, and Departure of the Ships from, Ulietea
20 - Book I Chapter XIV - An Account of a Spanish Ship visiting Otaheite
21 - Book II Chapter I - Passage from Ulietea to the Friendly Islands
22 - Book II Chapter II - The Arrival of the Ships at Amsterdam
23 - Book II Chapter III - A Description of the Islands and their Produce
24 - Book II Chapter IV - Passage from Amsterdam to Queen Charlotte's Sound
25 - Book II Chapter V - Transactions at Queen Charlotte's Sound
26 - Book II Chapter VI, Part 1 - Route of the Ship from New Zealand in Search of a Continent
27 - Book II Chapter VI, Part 2 - Route of the Ship from New Zealand in Search of a Continent
28 - Book II Chapter VII - Sequel of the Passage from New Zealand to Easter Island
29 - Book II Chapter VIII - A Description of the Island
30 - Book II Chapter IX - The Passage from Easter Island to the Marquesas Islands
