Joseph Banks

Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks Bart., K.B., P.R.S.

During Captain Cook's First Voyage in HMS Endeavour in 1768 71 to Terra del Fuego, Ota
Herausgeber: Hooker, Joseph Dalton

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Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating account of the voyage of the Endeavour across the Pacific Ocean, by Sir Joseph Banks (1743 1820).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 532
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 742g
• ISBN-13: 9781108029162
• ISBN-10: 1108029167
• Artikelnr.: 33269383

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Biographical sketches of Banks and Solander
Naturalists and voyagers mentioned in the journal
List of officers of the 'Endeavour' and Bank's staff
1. England to Rio de Janeiro
2. Rio de Janeiro
3. Rio to Terra del Fuego
4. Terra del Fuego to Otahite
5. Otahite
6. Otahite to Oheteroa
7. General account of the South Sea Islands
8. South Sea Islands to New Zealand (Thames River)
9. Circumnavigation of New Zealand
10. General account of New Zealand
11. New Zealand to Australia (Endeavour River)
12. Australia (Endeavour River) to Torres Straits
13. Some account of that part of New Holland now called New South Wales
14. Australia to Savu Island
15. Description of Savu
16. Savu Island to Batavia
17. Description of Batavia
18. Batavia to Cape of Good Hope
19. Cape of Good Hope to England
Appendix
Index.