First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1
James Cook
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Length 16 h 21 min
Chapters 34
First published 1821
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
Chapters
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Introduction, and Bk. I Ch. I, The Passage from Plymouth to Madeira, with some Account of that Island Read by David Cole 30:58
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Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 1 The Passage from Madeira to Rio de Janeiro . . . Read by David Cole 30:09
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Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 31:46
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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 Read by David Cole 14:15
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Bk. I Ch. 4 An Account of what happened in ascending a Mountain to search for Plants Read by David Cole 18:07
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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 Read by David Cole 18:42
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Bk. I Ch. 6 A general Description of the south-east Part of Terra del Fuego, and the Strait of Le Maire . . . Read by David Cole 17:05
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Bk. I Ch. 7 The Sequel of the Passage from Cape Horn to the newly discovered Islands in the South Seas . . . Read by David Cole 23:48
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Bk. I Ch. 8 The Arrival of the Endeavour at Otaheite . . . Read by David Cole 22:16
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Bk. I Ch. 9 A Place fixed upon for an Observatory and Fort . . . Read by David Cole 22:20
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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 . . . Read by David Cole 27:54
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Bk. I Ch. 11 The Observatory set up . . . Read by David Cole 32:08
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Bk. I Ch. 12 Some Ladies visit the Fort with very uncommon Ceremonies . . . Read by David Cole 18:04
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Bk. I Ch. 13 Another Visit to Tootahah, with various Adventures . . . Read by David Cole 24:16
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Bk. I Ch. 14 The Ceremonies of an Indian Funeral particularly described . . . Read by David Cole 30:42
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Bk. I Ch. 15 An Account of the Circumnavigation of the Island . . . Read by David Cole 39:41
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Bk. I Ch. 16 An Expedition of Mr. Banks to trace the River . . . Read by David Cole 26:56
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Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 1 A particular Description of the Island; its Produce and Inhabitants . . . Read by David Cole 32:00
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Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 31:49
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Bk. I Ch. 18 Of the Manufactures, Boats, and Navigation of Otaheite Read by David Cole 39:46
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Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 1 Of the Division of Time in Otaheite; Numeration, Computation of Distance . . . Read by David Cole 25:53
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Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 26:09
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Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 1 A Description of several other Islands in the Neighbourhood of Otaheite . . . Read by David Cole 38:06
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Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 35:04
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Bk. II Ch. 1 The Passage from Oteroah to New Zealand . . . Read by David Cole 35:39
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Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 1 A Description of Poverty Bay, and the Face of the adjacent Country . . . Read by David Cole 33:27
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Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 32:11
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Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 1 The Range from Tolaga to Mercury Bay . . . Read by David Cole 32:56
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Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 31:33
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Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 1 The Range from Mercury Bay to the Bay of Islands . . . Read by David Cole 29:07
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Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 25:04
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Bk. II Ch. 5 Range from the Bay of Islands round North Cape to Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . . Read by David Cole 38:01
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Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 1 Transactions in Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . . Read by David Cole 33:51
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Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 2 Read by David Cole 31:21
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