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First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1

Name: First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1
Author: James Cook

James Cook

Read by David Cole · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Introduction, and Bk. I Ch. I, The Passage from Plymouth to Madeira, with some Account of that Island (30:58)
Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 1 The Passage from Madeira to Rio de Janeiro . . . (30:09)
Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 2 (31:46)
Bk. I Ch. 3 The Passage from Rio de Janeiro to the Entrance of the Strait of Le Maire, with a Description of some of the Inhabitants of Terra del Fuego (14:15)
Bk. I Ch. 4 An Account of what happened in ascending a Mountain to search for Plants (18:07)
Bk. I Ch. 5 The Passage through the Strait of Le Maire, and a further Description of the Inhabitants of Terra del Fuego, and its Productions (18:42)
Bk. I Ch. 6 A general Description of the south-east Part of Terra del Fuego, and the Strait of Le Maire . . . (17:05)
Bk. I Ch. 7 The Sequel of the Passage from Cape Horn to the newly discovered Islands in the South Seas . . . (23:48)
Bk. I Ch. 8 The Arrival of the Endeavour at Otaheite . . . (22:16)
Bk. I Ch. 9 A Place fixed upon for an Observatory and Fort . . . (22:20)
Bk. I Ch. 10 An Excursion to the eastward, an Account of several Incidents that happened both on Board and on Shore, and of the first Interview with Oberea . . . (27:54)
Bk. I Ch. 11 The Observatory set up . . . (32:08)
Bk. I Ch. 12 Some Ladies visit the Fort with very uncommon Ceremonies . . . (18:04)
Bk. I Ch. 13 Another Visit to Tootahah, with various Adventures . . . (24:16)
Bk. I Ch. 14 The Ceremonies of an Indian Funeral particularly described . . . (30:42)
Bk. I Ch. 15 An Account of the Circumnavigation of the Island . . . (39:41)
Bk. I Ch. 16 An Expedition of Mr. Banks to trace the River . . . (26:56)
Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 1 A particular Description of the Island; its Produce and Inhabitants . . . (32:00)
Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 2 (31:49)
Bk. I Ch. 18 Of the Manufactures, Boats, and Navigation of Otaheite (39:46)
Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 1 Of the Division of Time in Otaheite; Numeration, Computation of Distance . . . (25:53)
Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 2 (26:09)
Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 1 A Description of several other Islands in the Neighbourhood of Otaheite . . . (38:06)
Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 2 (35:04)
Bk. II Ch. 1 The Passage from Oteroah to New Zealand . . . (35:39)
Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 1 A Description of Poverty Bay, and the Face of the adjacent Country . . . (33:27)
Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 2 (32:11)
Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 1 The Range from Tolaga to Mercury Bay . . . (32:56)
Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 2 (31:33)
Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 1 The Range from Mercury Bay to the Bay of Islands . . . (29:07)
Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 2 (25:04)
Bk. II Ch. 5 Range from the Bay of Islands round North Cape to Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . . (38:01)
Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 1 Transactions in Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . . (33:51)
Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 2 (31:21)