An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty: for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, ... By John Hawkesworth, LL.D. In three volumes. ... [pt.1]
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- An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty: for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, ... By John Hawkesworth, LL.D. In three volumes. ... [pt.1]
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- Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773.
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- London :: printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell,
- 1773.
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Contents
- title page
- TO THE KING.
- CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
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- GENERAL INTRODUCTION.
- AN EXPLANATION of the NAUTICAL TERMS not generally understood which occur in this WORK.
- A DESCRIPTION of the CUTS.
- ERRATUM.
- DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE CUTS AND CHARTS.
- Errata in the Description of the Cuts.
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account
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CHAP. I. The Passage from the Downs to Rio de Janeiro. -
CHAP. II. Passage from Rio de Janeiro to Port Desire; with some Description of that Place. -
CHAP. III. Course from Port Desire, in Search of Pepys' Island, and afterwards to the Coast of Patagonia, with a Description of the Inhabitants. -
CHAP. IV. Passage up the Streight of Magellan, to Port Famine; with some Account of that Harbour, and the adjacent Coast. -
CHAP. V. The Course back from Port Famine to Falkland's Islands, with some Account of the Country. -
CHAP. VI. The Passage through the Streight of Magellan as far as Cape Monday, with a Description of several Bays and Harbours, formed by the Coast on each Side. -
CHAP. VII. The Passage from Cape Monday, in the Streight of Ma|gellan, into the South Seas; with some general Remarks on the Navigation of that Streight. -
CHAP. VIII. The Run from the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to the Islands of Disappointment. -
CHAP. IX. The Discovery of King George's Islands, with a Descrip|tion of them, and an Account of several Incidents that happened there. -
CHAP. X. The Run from King George's Islands to the Islands of Saypan, Tinian, and Aguigan; with an Account of several Islands that were discovered in that Track. -
CHAP. XI. The Arrival of the Dolphin and Tamar at Tinian, a De|scription of the present Condition of that Island, and an Account of the Transactions there. -
CHAP. XIII. The Run from Tinian to Pulo Timoan, with some Account of that Island, its Inhabitants and Productions, and thence to Batavia. -
CHAP. XIII. Transactions at Batavia, and Departure from that Place. -
CHAP. XIV. The Passage from Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope, and from thence to England.
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CHAP. I. The Passage to the coast of Patagonia, with some account of the Natives. -
CHAP. II. The Passage through the Streight of Magellan, with some further account of the Patagonians, and a description of the Coast on each side, and its Inhabitants. -
CHAP. III. A particular Account of the Places in which we anchored during our Passage through the Streight, and of the Shoals and Rocks that lie near them. -
CHAP. IV. The Passage from the Streight of Magellan, to King George the Third's Island, called Otaheite, in the South Sea, with an account of the Discovery of several other Islands, and a description of their Inhabitants. -
CHAP. V. An Account of the Discovery of King George the Third's Island, or Otaheite, and of several Incidents which hap|pened both on board the Ship, and on Shore. -
CHAP. VI. The Sick sent on Shore, and a regular Trade established with the Natives; some Account of their Character and Manners, of their Visits on board the Ship, and a Variety of Incidents that happened during this Inter|course. -
CHAP. VII. An Account of an Expedition to discover the inland Part of the Country, and our other Transactions, till we quitted the Island to continue our Voyage. -
CHAP. VIII. A more particular Account of the Inhabitants of Otaheite, and of their domestic Life, Manners, and Arts. -
CHAP. IX. Passage from Otaheite to Tinian, with some Account of several other Islands that were discovered in the South Seas. -
CHAP. XI. Some Account of the present State of the Island of Tinian, and our Employment there; with what happened in the Run from thence to Batavia. -
CHAP. XII. Transactions at Batavia, and an Account of the Passage from thence to the Cape of Good Hope. -
CHAP. XIII. An Account of our Transactions at the Cape of Good Hope, and of the Return of the Dolphin to England.
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CHAP. I. The Run from Plymouth to Madeira, and from thence through the Streight of Magellan. -
CHAP. II. The Passage from Cape Pillar, at the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to Masafuero; with some Account of that Island. -
CHAP. III. The Passage from Masafuero to Queen Charlotte's IsIands; several Mistakes corrected concerning Davis's Land, and an Account of some small Islands, supposed to be the same that were seen by Quiros. -
CHAP. IV. An Account of the Discovery of Queen Charlotte's Islands, with a Description of them and their Inhabitants, and of what happened at Egmont Island. -
CHAP. V. Departure from Egmont Island, and Passage to Nova Bri|tannia; with a Description of several other IsIands, and their Inhabitants. -
CHAP. VI. Discovery of a Streight dividing the Land called Nova Britannia into two Islands, with a Description of several small Islands that lie in the Passage, and the Land on each Side, with the Inhabitants. -
CHAP. VII. The Passage from Saint George's Channel to the Island of Mindanao, with an Account of many Islands that were seen, and Incidents that happened by the Way. -
CHAP. VIII. Some Account of the Coast of Mindanao, and the Islands near it, in which several Mistakes of Dampier are corrected. -
CHAP. IX. The Passage from Mindanao to the Island of Celebes, with a particular Account of the Streight of Macassar, in which many Errors are corrected. -
CHAP. X. Transactions off Macassar, and the Passage thence to Bonthain. -
CHAP. XI. Transactions at Bonthain, while the Vessel was waiting for a Wind to carry her to Batavia, with some Account of the Place, the Town of Macassar, and the adjacent Country. -
CHAP. XII. Passage from Bonthain Bay, in the Island of Celebes, to Batavia; Transactions there, and the Voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to England.
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