The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific, as Told by Selections of His Own Journals, 1768-1779Heritage Press, 1958 - 292 pages The diaries of James Cook, the Scotch-born British naval commander who rose from humble beginnings to pilot three great eighteenth-century voyages of discovery in the then practically unchartered Pacific. |
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... Longd in West pr . SReck & & Obsern 19 , 33 ' ; Pr . Kendalls Watch 20 34. Hazey weather with gentle gales . Made 3 Puncheons of Beer of the Inspissated juce , the proportion being about ten of Water to one of Juce ; I have mentioned in ...
... Longd in West pr . SReck & & Obsern 19 , 33 ' ; Pr . Kendalls Watch 20 34. Hazey weather with gentle gales . Made 3 Puncheons of Beer of the Inspissated juce , the proportion being about ten of Water to one of Juce ; I have mentioned in ...
Page 109
... Longd in East of Greenwch 17 ° 44 ' . Moderate gales and Clowdy Weather with a large swell from South- ward . In the PM served to each Man a Fearnought Jacket and a pair of Trowers which were allowed by the Admiralty . Many Albatross ...
... Longd in East of Greenwch 17 ° 44 ' . Moderate gales and Clowdy Weather with a large swell from South- ward . In the PM served to each Man a Fearnought Jacket and a pair of Trowers which were allowed by the Admiralty . Many Albatross ...
Page 116
... Longd . in East Reck.g 104 ° 44 ' . In the pm the gale abated and the Wind veered to ssw and SWBS . Hazey weather with sleet continued till 8 o'clock in the am when it became fair and tolerable clear , at day light in the morn got Topg ...
... Longd . in East Reck.g 104 ° 44 ' . In the pm the gale abated and the Wind veered to ssw and SWBS . Hazey weather with sleet continued till 8 o'clock in the am when it became fair and tolerable clear , at day light in the morn got Topg ...
Table des matières
OCEAN PROBLEMS OF THE 18TH CENTURY I | 1 |
COOKS EARLY LIFE AND CAREER | 9 |
H M Bark Endeavour | 11 |
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