Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Volume 2
James Cook
27 chapters · 12 h 54 min · English
Read by David Cole
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Having disproved the myth of Terra Australis Incognita (The unknown Southern Continent), Cook returns to New Zealand via the Friendly Islands, Easter Island, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. Cook then returns home via Cape Horn, discovering South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands before putting into Cape Town to refit before finally sailing home. Volume 2 also includes the Journal of Captain Furneaux during the period when he was separated from Captain Cook - Summary by David Cole
Chapters
1 Bk. III, Ch. I - Passage from Ulietea to the Friendly Isles - Uploaded 17 March 2023 21 min 2 Bk. III, Ch. II - Reception at Anamocka 31 min 3 Bk. III, Ch. III - Passage from the Friendly Isles to the New Hebrides 36 min 4 Bk. III, Ch. IV - An Account of the Discovery of several Islands 38 min 5 Bk. III, Ch. V, Pt. 1 - An Intercourse established with the Natives 33 min 6 Bk. III, Ch. V, Pt. 2 21 min 7 Bk. III, Ch. VI - Departure from Tanna 24 min 8 Bk. III, Ch. VII, Pt. 1 - The survey of the Islands continued 20 min 9 Bk. III, Ch. VII, Pt. 2 28 min 10 Bk. III, Ch. VIII - An Account of the Discovery of New Caledonia 34 min 11 Bk. III, Ch. IX - A Description of the Country and its Inhabitants 22 min 12 Bk. III, Ch. X, Pt. 1 - Proceedings on the Coast of New Caledonia 24 min 13 Bk. III, Ch. X, Pt. 2 23 min 14 Bk. III, Ch. XI - Sequel of the Passage from New Caledonia to New Zealand 40 min 15 Bk. IV, Ch. I - The Run from New Zealand to Terra del Fuego 34 min 16 Bk. IV, Ch. II - Transactions in Christmas Sound 25 min 17 Bk. IV, Ch. III - Range from Christmas Sound, round Cape Horn, through Strait Le Maire, and round Staten Land 25 min 18 Bk. IV, Ch. IV - Observations, geographical and nautical, with an Account of the Islands near Staten Land 21 min 19 Bk. IV, Ch. V - Proceedings after leaving Staten Island, with an Account of the Discovery of the Isle of Georgia 37 min 20 Bk. IV, Ch. VI - Proceedings after leaving the Isle of Georgia, with an Account of the Discovery of Sandwich Land 43 min 21 Bk. IV, Ch. VII - Heads of what has been done in the Voyage 28 min 22 Bk. IV, Ch. VIII - Captain Furneaux's Narrative of his Proceedings, in the Adventure, from the Time he was separated from the Resolution 30 min 23 Bk. IV, Ch. IX - Transactions at the Cape of Good Hope 16 min 24 Bk. IV, Ch. X - Passage from St Helena to the Western Islands, with a Description of the Island of Ascension and Fernando Noronha 26 min 25 Bk. IV, Ch. XI - Arrival of the Ship at the Island of Fayal, a Description of the Place, and the Return of the Resolution to England 24 min 26 Appendices, Pt. 1 [The appendices regarding Pacific languages are omitted.] 35 min 27 Appendices, Pt. 2 37 min
