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AU0035 ISBN: 978 1 921371 15 8 This book was kindly loaned to Archive CD Books Australia by the University of Queensland Library http://www.library.uq.edu.au/ Navigating this CD To view the contents of this CD use the bookmarks and Adobe Reader’s forward and back buttons to browse through the pages. Alternatively use any table of contents or book index to look for specific information and then use Adobe Reader’s page navigation controls in the status bar at the bottom of the window to go to the relevant page. Searching this CD • This CD is searchable using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or later. It is also FASTFIND enabled, giving very fast searches of all files on the CD at once! The FASTFIND search enhancement only works with Adobe Reader 6 or later. Use the Binoculars/Search icon in Adobe Reader or “Search” under the Edit menu to initiate all searches. • For more information on advanced searching and other tips for the best search results click here • Generally 95% - 99% of the words can be searched. Where the original type was poor the words may not be recognised for searching. The technical advancements that allow this searching bring a wonderful finding aid but there is still no substitute for reading the book! Copyright ©2007 Archive CD Books Australia Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved For more books on CD from Archive CD Books Australia, see the web site at www.archivecdbooks.com.au Archive CD Books Australia exists to make reproductions of old books, documents and maps available on CD, and to co-operate with family and local history societies, libraries, museums and record offices to digitise their collections in return for other benefits. CONTENTS. BOOK I. EARLY NAVIGATORS AND DISCOVERERS IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. PAGE INTRODUCTION, 1 CHAPTER I. EARLIEST DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. IGNORANCE OF THE ANCIENTS RESPECTING A SOUTHERN OCEAN-FIRST GLEAM OF LIGHT FROM ARABIA - " THE SEA OF PITCHY DARKNESS "- MARCO POLO'S DISCOVERIES - BARTHOLOMEW DIAZ AND VASCO DI GANA - VASCO NUNEZ DR BALBOA - HIS ADVENTURES AND DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC-HE TAKES POSSESSION OF IT FOR SPAIN - NAMES IT THE SOUTH SE A -HIS FATE- MAGALHAENS' ADVENTURES , DISCOVERIES, AND FATE, 3 CHAPTER IL DISCOVERY OF THE GREAT SOUTH LAND. DIM NOTIONS OF THE ANCIENTS OF A GREAT SOUTH LAND - SENECA, THEOPOMPUS, AND MANILIUS- THE CHINESE CLAIM TO THE DISCOVERY - DE GONNEVILLE'S CLAIM - MAGALHAENS ' CLAIM-MR MAJOR 'S RESEARCHES HAVE ESTABLISHED THE PORTUGUESE CLAIM, 7 CHAPTER III. VOYAGE OF DE QUIROS. PEDRO FERNANDEZ DE QUIROS - PILOT IN THE SPANISH EXPEDITION OF 1594-XIS PREVIOUS ADVEN- TURES - SUPERSTITION RESPECTING THE SOUTH SEA-FATE OF THE EARLIEST NAVIGATORS- QUIROS AT PERU-ASSERTS THE EXISTENCE OF A GREAT SOUTHERN CONTINENT - SENT TO SPAIN -OBTAINS ORDERS FOR AN EXPEDITION-SAILS FROM CALLAO - LUIS VAEZ DE TORRES - EXPEDI- TION-LANDS AT AN ISLAND - TAUMACO-MANICOLO - AUSTRALIA DEL ESPIRITU SANTO-HOS- TILITY OF THE NATIVES - QUIROS SAILS FOR MEXICO-HIS APPEALS TO PHILIP THE SECOND- ANOTHER EXPEDITION - DE QUIROS SETS OUT, BUT DIES AT PANAMA - ADVENTURES OF TORRES- NEW HEBRIDES - NEW GUINEA - SIGHTS THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT- HAD PASSED UNWITTING THROUGH TORRES STRAITS - RETURNS TO MANILLA - HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS VOYAGE --- SPANISH CARELESSNESS - TORRES STRAIT NAMED. 9 vi CONTENTS. CHAPTER - IV. EARLY DUTCH NAVIGATORS. PAGE l[ THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC - ITS MARITIME ENTERPRISE - VOYAGE OF THE DUYFHEN "- CAUSES OF ITS FAILURE - FIRST DISCOVERY OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN LAND-YACHT VOYAGE IN 1617-DIRK . HATICHS' VOYAGE - EENDRACHT 'S LAND-RELICS OF HATICHS ' VOYAGE - ZEACHEN NAMES ARNHEIM LAND - VAN EDELS NAMES VAN EDELS' LAND AND CAPE LEEUWIN - VAN NUYTS NAMES VAN NUYTS' LAND - DE WITT'S LAND NAMED CAPTAIN PETER CARPENTER - CARSTEN'S EXPEDITION - POOL'S EXPEDITION, 13 CHAPTER V. PELSART'S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK. DUTCH EXPEDITION OF 1628-FRANCIS PELSART COMMANDER OF THE i0 BATAVIA " - SEPARATED FROM THE FLEET IN A STORM - REACHES THE COAST OF NEW HOLLAND-THE SHIP STRIKES ON HOUT- MAN'S ABROLHOS - PASSENGERS AND CREW LAND ON THE ROCKS - SUFFERINGS OF THE SHIP- WRECKED PEOPLE - PELSART RETURNS TO BATAVIA FOR AID AND SUPPLIES - MUTINY AMONGST THE SAILORS AND MURDEROUS DESIGN - PELSART RETURNS - EXECUTES THE MUTINEERS EXCEPT- ING TWO, WHO ARE MAROONED - PELSART RETURNS WITH THE SHIPWRECKED PEOPLE TO BATAVIA -SEARCH FOR WATER - DISCOVERS NATIVES-END OF THE VOYAGE - THE TWO MAROONED SEAMEN, 16 CHAPTER VL TASMAN'S VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES. ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY - DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY - GOVERNOR VAN DIEMEN AND ABEL JANSZ TASMAN - TASMAN'S JOURNAL OF HIS FIRST VOYAGE-EXPEDITION OF I642 - DISCOVERY OF VAN DIEMEN ' S LAND - ADVENTURES THERE-TAKES POSSESSION - ESTIMATE OF TASMAN'S DIS- COVERIES - NEW ZEALAND DISCOVERED - FATAL AFFRAY AT MURDERERS ' BAY-TASMAN LEAVES NEW ZEALAND -- TASMAN'S SECOND VOYAGE IN 1644-HIS INSTRUCTIONS - MAPS AND SKETCHES OF HIS DISCOVERIES - ADMIRAL BURNEY 'S ESTIMATE OF TASMAN, 19 CHAPTER VIL DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE. THE BUCCANEERS - DAMPIF .R'S BIRTH AND EDUCATION - JOINS THE BUCCANEERS -- GAINS COMMAND OF THE " CYGNET " - MAKES A CRUISE TO NEW HOLLAND - HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTINENT- ITS INHABITANTS - THEIR HABITS - THEIR BARBARISM OF MANNERS - THEIR LANGUAGE -INTER- COURSE WITH THEM - DAMPIER QUITS NEW HOLLAND AND SAILS FOR EUROPE, 24 CHAPTER VIIL DAMPIER'S SECOND VOYAGE. EXPEDITION OF 1699 - DAMPIER COMMANDS THE a ROEBUCK "- STRIKES ON THE ABROLHOS SHOAL- SHARK 'S BAY NAMED - DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY - THE KANGAROO FIRST SEEN - DAMPIER LEAVES THE BAY ANCHORS AT ROSEMARY ISLAND - SAILS, AND AGAIN SIGHTS LAND - SEES SOME CONTENTS Vii NATIVES-ENCOUNTER WITH THEM - THE CHIEF OF THE TRIBE - THE GIANT ANT-HILLS - NATIVE PAGE DOGS-DAMPIER LEAVES THE COAST OF NEW HOLLAND-HIS SUBSEQUENT SHIPWRECK - ARRIVES IN ENGLAND - IS PILOT IN WOODES ROGERS ' S EXPEDITION IN 1708-ALEXANDER SELKIRK- DAMPIER AGAIN RETURNS TO ENGLAND - HIS ABILITIES AS A NAVIGATOR AND DISCOVERER-TESTI- MONIES OF EMINENT SEAMEN -- OBSCURE CONCLUSION OF DAMPIER 'S LIFE, 29 CHAPTER I$ NAVIGATORS FROM DAMPIER TO COOK. THE EXPEDITION OF VLAMING - ITS BLANK RESULTS-RETURNS TO BATAVIA - THE THREE DUTCH VESSELS OF 1705-THE " ZEEWYK "- SUMMARY OF DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTH SEA BEFORE COON 'S TIME-MAINLY DUE TO THE DUTCH-MERCENARY MOTIVES OF THE NAVIGATORS - TASMAN'S VOYAGES THE GREAT EXCEPTION - THE GREAT SOUTH LAND TILL THEN PRACTICALLY UNDIS- COVERED-MISTAKEN IDEAS CONCERNING ITS EXTENT AND CAPABILITIES - ROMANTIC NOTION OF ITS VAST WEALTH AND SPLENDOUR, . n t 35 BOOK H. COOK'S DISCOVERIES. CHAPTER I. COOK'S EARLY LIFE. LINE OF ILLUSTRIOUS ENGLISH NAVIGATORS - COOK THE COLUMBUS OF THE ..OUTHERN OCEAN--HIS BIRTH AND EDUCATION - SELF - EDUCATION - THE COOK FAMILY - IS APPRENTICED TO A DRAPER- HIS PASSION FOR THE SEA-TAKES SERVICE WITH A SHIPPING FIRM - THE ENGLISH COAL TRADE- 000K ENTERS THE BRITISH NAVY-SIR HUGH PALLISER -0 00K PROMOTED - EMPLOYED IN THE WAR IN CANADA - HIS ACHIEVEMENT THERE-APPOINTED A MASTER IN THE NAVY-MARINE SURVEYOR OF NEWFOUNDLAND - RETURNS TO ENGLAND-MARRIES - RESUMES HIS LABOURS IN NEWFOUNDLAND - RETURNS AGAIN TO ENGLAND, . D 38 CHAPTER II. COOK'S FIRST SCIENTIFIC APPOINTMENT. TRANSIT OF VENUS IN 1769 - EXPEDITION TO THE SOUTHERN OCEAN TO OBSERVE IT- COON APPOINTED TO THE COMMAND- HIS PRUDENT SELECTION OF VESSELS FOR THE EXPEDITION- THE a ENDEA- VOUR "- ITS STAFF OF OFFICERS- COOK'S INSTRUCTIONS, . 43 CHAPTER IIL COOK'SFIRST EXPEDITION. THE EXPEDITION SAILS- CROSSES THE LINE-BEACHES OTAHEITE- OBSERVATION OF THE TRANSIT OF VENUS-COOK LEAVES OTAHEITE -- BEACHES NEW ZEALAND - APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY- ENCOUNTERS WITH THE NATIVES- COOK TAKES SOME PRISONERS- HIS APOLOGY FOR USING viii CONTENTS. FORCE - RELEASES THE PRISONERS - LEAVES POVERTY BAY-ENCOUNTERS WITH NATIVES AT CAPE PAGE KIDNAPPERS - EXPLORES THE COAST NORTHWARD-DISCOVERS COOK'S STRAITS - TAKES POSSES- SION OF NEW ZEALAND- - COMPLETES CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF NORTHERN ISLAND-ALSO OF SOUTHERN ISLAND-NATIVE ACCOUNT OF THEIR IMPRESSIONS OF THE VOYAGER < 46 CHAPTER IV. COOK'S DISCOVERY OF EASTERN
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