The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook round the World (Paperback)

During Charles Darwin's 1831-6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified). This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes 1 and 2 cover the first Pacific voyage of James Cook (1728-79), the object of which was to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti. The text replicates the version published in 1773 by John Hawkesworth (1715-73) as part of a collection of 'Voyages ... in the Southern Hemisphere', which interwove Cook's account with botanical and ethnographical notes by the ship's naturalist, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). The journals were only published separately much later: Cook's in 1893 (ed. Wharton) and Banks' in 1896 (ed. Hooker); both are also available. Volume 1 narrates the voyage to Tahiti, the observations there, and the explorers' first impressions of New Zealand.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration, Volume 1
Release date:	August 2015
Authors:	James Cook • Joseph Banks
Compiled by:	John Hawkesworth
Dimensions:	218 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	426
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-08475-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Historical geography
LSN:	1-108-08475-3
Barcode:	9781108084758

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