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  1. CAPTAIN COOK'S JOURNAL.FIRST VOYAGE.
  2. CAPTAIN COOK'S JOURNAL DURING HIS FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD MADE IN H.M. BARK "ENDEAVOUR" 1768-71A Literal Transcription of the Original MSS.EDITED BY CAPTAIN W.J.L. WHARTON, R.N., F.R.S.
  3. PREFACE.
  4. SKETCH OF CAPTAIN COOK'S LIFE.
  5. PERSONS WHO LEFT ENGLAND IN H.M.S. ENDEAVOUR, 26TH AUGUST, 1768.
  6. A JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF HIS MAJESTY'S BARK ENDEAVOUR,ON A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, BY LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK,COMMANDER, COMMENCING THE 25TH OF MAY, 1768.
  7. CHAPTER 1. ENGLAND TO RIO JANEIRO.
  8. CHAPTER 2. RIO JANEIRO TO TAHITI.
  9. MODERN CHART OF SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN SHOWING TRACK OF H.M.S. ENDEAVOUR, 1769 TO 1770.
  10. CHAPTER 3. TAHITI.
  11. FACSIMILE OF SATURDAY, 3RD JUNE, 1769.
  12. CHART OF THE ISLAND OTAHEITE, BY LIEUTENANT JAMES COOK, 1769. REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED CHART.
  13. TAHITI: TYPES OF CANOES.
  14. CHAPTER 4. TAHITI TO NEW ZEALAND.
  15. CHAPTER 5. EXPLORATION OF NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.
  16. CHAPTER 6. EXPLORATION OF MIDDLE ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND.
  17. WAR CANOE OF NEW ZEALAND.
  18. CHAPTER 7. PASSAGE FROM NEW ZEALAND TO NEW HOLLAND.
  19. CHAPTER 8. EXPLORATION OF EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA.
  20. CHAPTER 9. FROM TORRES STRAIT TO BATAVIA.
  21. TRACK OF ENDEAVOUR FROM TORRES STRAIT TO JAVA. AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 1770.
  22. FACSIMILE OF TUESDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 1770.
  23. CHAPTER 10. BATAVIA TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
  24. CHAPTER 11. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TO ENGLAND.
  25. INDEX.
  26. CHART OF NEW ZEALAND, EXPLORED IN 1769 AND 1770, BY LIEUTENANT J. COOK, COMMANDER OF HIS MAJESTY'S BARK ENDEAVOUR, ENGRAVED BY I. BAYLY.REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHED CHART.

Sunday, 28th. Former part fresh Gales and Hazey with rain; remainder a Moderate breeze and Cloudy. Wind Easterly; course South 48 degrees West; distance 130 miles; latitude 47 degrees 16 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 7 minutes West; at noon Lizard North 40 degrees 5 minutes East; 69 leagues.

Monday, 29th. Light Airs and Hazey the Most part of these 24 hours with some Rain. Wind North-Westerly; course South 21 degrees West; distance 41 miles; latitude 46 degrees 38 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 29 minutes West; at noon, Lizard North 37 degrees 45 minutes East, 86 leagues.

Tuesday, 30th. Fresh Gales all these 24 Hours. At 1/2 past 1 p.m. Spoke with His Majesty's Ship Guardaloupe; at 6 Close Reeft the Topsails, and got down the Top Gallant Yards. Wind Westerly; course South 27 degrees West; distance 33 miles; latitude 46 degrees 9 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 52 minutes West; at noon, Lizard North 36 degrees East, 96 leagues.

Wednesday, 31st. First and Middle parts, Moderate breezes and Clear; Latter, fresh Gales and Cloudy. At 6 p.m. loosed the 2nd Reef out of the Topsails, and at 8 a.m. took them in again; at Noon Tacked and stood to the North-West, having stood before to the Southward. Wind West to South-West; course South 36 degrees East; distance 82 miles; latitude 45 degrees 3 minutes North, longitude 8 degrees 43 minutes West; at noon, Lizard North-North-East, 105 leagues.

[September 1768. Plymouth to Madeira.]

Thursday, September 1st. Very hard gales, with some heavy showers of Rain, the most part of these 24 Hours, which brought us under our two Courses, Broke one of our Main Topmast phuttock Plates, washed overboard a small Boat belonging to the Boatswain, and drowned between 3 and 4 Dozen of our Poultry, which was worst of all. Towards Noon it moderated, so that we could bear our Maintopsail close Reefd. At Midnight wore and stood to the Southward. Wind Westerly; course South 70 degrees West; distance 20 miles; latitude 44 degrees 56 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 9 minutes West; at noon, Lizard North 28 degrees 15 minutes West, 109 leagues.

Friday, 2nd. Fresh Gales and Cloudy the most part of these 24 hours. P.M. got up the spare Mainsail to dry, it being Wet by the Water getting into the Sail room, occasioned by the Ship being very Leakey in her upper works. At 5 a.m. loosed 2 Reefs out of each Topsail, and saw the Land, which we judged to be Cape Finister and Cape Ortugal. At 10 Tackt, being about 4 miles off Shore, and stood to the North-West; at Noon, Cape Ortugal bore East by South, distance about 8 Leagues. Wind North by West, West, South-West, West-South-West; course South by West; distance 64 miles; latitude 43 degrees 53 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 26 minutes West; at noon, Lizard North-North-East, 130 leagues.

Saturday, 3rd. First part little wind and Hazey, with rain; remainder strong Gales with hard squalls, which brought us under our close Reeft Topsails, and obliged us to strike Topgallant Yards. At 8 a.m. wore ship and stood to the Southward. Wind South-West and West; course South 68 degrees 45 minutes West; distance 44 miles; latitude 44 degrees 9 minutes North, longitude 10 degrees 20 minutes West; at noon, Lizard North 29 1/2 degrees East, 138 leagues.