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A Voyage To The Pacific Ocean : Undertaken, By The Command Of His Majesty, For Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed Under The Direction Of Captians Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. ; In Three Volumes (Vol. 3)

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  • A Voyage To The Pacific Ocean : Undertaken, By The Command Of His Majesty, For Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed Under The Direction Of Captians Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. ; In Three Volumes
  • A Voyage To The Pacific Ocean : Undertaken, By The Command Of His Majesty, For Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed Under The Direction Of Captians Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. ; In Three Volumes (Vol. 3)
  • Cover front
  • Spine
  • Endsheet
  • Vakat
  • Title page
  • Contents of the Third Volume.
  • Karte
  • A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Book V. Captain King's Journal of the Transactions on returning to the Sandwich Islands.
  • Chap. I. Description of Karakakooa Bay Vast Concourse of the Natives. - Power of the Chiefs over the inferior People. - Visit from Koah, a Priest and Warrior. - The Morai at Kakooa described. - Ceremonies at the Landing of Captain Cook. - Observatories creeled. -Powerful Operation of the Taboo - Method of salting Pork in tropical Climates. - Society of Priests discovered. - Their Hospitality and Munificence. - Reception of Captain Cook. - Artifice of Koah. - Arrival of Terreeoboo, King of the Island. ...
  • Chap. II. Farther Account, of Transactions with the Native. - Their Hospitality. - Propensity to Theft. - Description of a Boxing Match. - Death of one of our Seamen. - Behaviour of the Priests at his Funeral. - The Wood Work and Images on the Morai purchased. - The Natives inquisitive about our Departure. - Their Opinion about the Design of our Voyage. - Magnificent Presents of Terreeobooto Captain Cook. - The Ships leave the Island. - The Resolution damaged in a Gale, and obliged to return.
  • Chap. III. Suspicious Behaviour of the Natives, on our Return to Karakakooa Bay. - Theft on board the Discovery, and its Consequences. - The Pinnace attacked, and the Crew obliged to quit her. - Captain Cook's Observations on the Occasion. - Attempt at the Observatory. - The Cutter of the Discovery stolen. - Measures taken by Captain Cook for its Recovery. - Goes on Shore, to invite the King on board. -The King being slopped by his Wife, and the Chiefs, a Contest arises. ...
  • Chap. IV. Transactions at Owhyhee, subsequent to the Death of Captain Cook. - Gallant Behaviour of the Lieutenant of Marines. - Dangerous Situation of the Party at the Morai. - Bravery of one of the Natives. - Consultation respectling future Measures. - Demand of the Body of Captain Cook. - Evasive and insidious Conduct of Koah, and the Chiefs. - Insolent Behaviour of the Natives. - Promotion of Officers. - Arrival of two Priests with Part of the Body. - Extraordinary Behaviour of two Boys. ...
  • Chap. V. Departure from Karakakooa in Search of an Harbour on the South East Side of Mowee.—Driven to Leeward by the Easterly Winds and Current. - Pass the Istand ofTahoorowa. - Description of the South West side of Mowee. - Run along the Coasts of Ranai and Morotoi to Woahoo. - Description of the North East Coast of Woahoo. - Unsuccessful Attempt to water. -Passage to Atooi. - Anchor in Wymoa Bay. - Dangerous Situation of the Watering Party on Shore. - Civil Dissentions in the Islands. ...
  • Chap. VI. General Account of the Sandwich Islands - Their Number, Names, and Situation. - Owhyhee - Its Extents and Division into Districts. - Account of its Coasts, and the adjacent Country. - Volcanic Appearances. - Snowy Mountains. - Their Height determined. - Account of a Journey into the interior Parts of the Country. - Mowee. - Tahoorowa. - Morotoi. - Ranai. - Woahoo. - Atooi. - Oneeheow. - Oreehoua. - Tahoora. - Climate. Winds. - Currents. - Tides. - Animals and Vegetables....
  • Chap. VII. General Account of the Sandwich Islands continued. - Of the Inhabitants. - Their Origin. - Persons. - Pernicious Effects of the Ava. -Numbers. - Disposition and Manners. - Reasons for supposing them not Cannibals. - Dress and Ornaments. - Villages and Houses. - Food. - Occupations and Amusements. - Addicted to Gaming. - Their extraordinary Dexterity in Swimming. - Arts and Manufactures. - Curious Specimens of their Sculpture. - Kipparee, or Method of painting Cloth. - Mats.... ordinary
  • Chap. VIII. General Account of the Sandwich Islands continued. - Government. - People divided into three Classes. - Power of Eree-taboo. - Genealogy of the Kings of Owhyhee and Mowee. - Power of the Chiefs. - State of the inferior Class. - Punishoment of Crimes. - Religion. - Society of Priests. - The Orono. - Their Idols. - Songs chanted by the Chiefs, before they drink Ava. - Human Sacrifices. Custom of knocking out the fore Teeth. - Notions with regard to a future State. - Marriages...
  • A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Book VI. Transactions during the second Expedition to the North, by the Way of Kamtschatka; and on the return Home, by the Way of Canton, and the Cape of Good Hope.
  • Appendix
  • Vakat
  • Endsheet
  • Cover back

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king, james. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean : Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captians Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty’s Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. ; In Three Volumes. Strahan, 1784.
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