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First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1

In May 1768, the Admiralty commissioned the 39-year old Cook to command a scientific voyage to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun. The expedition sailed aboard HMS Endeavour in August 1768, rounded Cape Horn and continued to Tahiti, where the observations of the transit were made. Cook then opened sealed orders for the second part of his voyage: to search the south Pacific for signs of the postulated rich southern continent of Terra Australis. Cook proceeded to circumnavigate New Zealand's two main islands, which is where this volume ends. - Summary by David Cole

Year of Publication: 1821Genres: Travel & Geography

Running Time: 16 hours 21 minutes 04 seconds

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