First Voyage of James Cook Volume 1


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 (16 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Introduction, and Bk. I Ch. I, The Passage from Plymouth to Madeira, with some… 30:58
Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 1 The Passage from Madeira to Rio de Janeiro . . . 30:09
Bk. I Ch. 2 Pt. 2 31:46
Bk. I Ch. 3 The Passage from Rio de Janeiro to the Entrance of the Strait of Le… 14:15
Bk. I Ch. 4 An Account of what happened in ascending a Mountain to search for P… 18:07
Bk. I Ch. 5 The Passage through the Strait of Le Maire, and a further Descripti… 18:42
Bk. I Ch. 6 A general Description of the south-east Part of Terra del Fuego, a… 17:05
Bk. I Ch. 7 The Sequel of the Passage from Cape Horn to the newly discovered Is… 23:48
Bk. I Ch. 8 The Arrival of the Endeavour at Otaheite . . . 22:16
Bk. I Ch. 9 A Place fixed upon for an Observatory and Fort . . . 22:20
Bk. I Ch. 10 An Excursion to the eastward, an Account of several Incidents that… 27:54
Bk. I Ch. 11 The Observatory set up . . . 32:08
Bk. I Ch. 12 Some Ladies visit the Fort with very uncommon Ceremonies . . . 18:04
Bk. I Ch. 13 Another Visit to Tootahah, with various Adventures . . . 24:16
Bk. I Ch. 14 The Ceremonies of an Indian Funeral particularly described . . . 30:42
Bk. I Ch. 15 An Account of the Circumnavigation of the Island . . . 39:41
Bk. I Ch. 16 An Expedition of Mr. Banks to trace the River . . . 26:56
Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 1 A particular Description of the Island; its Produce and Inha… 32:00
Bk. I Ch. 17 Pt. 2 31:49
Bk. I Ch. 18 Of the Manufactures, Boats, and Navigation of Otaheite 39:46
Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 1 Of the Division of Time in Otaheite; Numeration, Computation… 25:53
Bk. I Ch. 19 Pt. 2 26:09
Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 1 A Description of several other Islands in the Neighbourhood … 38:06
Bk. I Ch. 20 Pt. 2 35:04
Bk. II Ch. 1 The Passage from Oteroah to New Zealand . . . 35:39
Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 1 A Description of Poverty Bay, and the Face of the adjacent C… 33:27
Bk. II Ch. 2 Pt. 2 32:11
Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 1 The Range from Tolaga to Mercury Bay . . . 32:56
Bk. II Ch. 3 Pt. 2 31:33
Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 1 The Range from Mercury Bay to the Bay of Islands . . . 29:07
Bk. II Ch. 4 Pt. 2 25:04
Bk. II Ch. 5 Range from the Bay of Islands round North Cape to Queen Charlotte’… 38:01
Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 1 Transactions in Queen Charlotte’s Sound . . . 33:51
Bk. II Ch. 6 Pt. 2 31:21