Carteret's Voyage Round the World, 1766-1769: Volume I

Captain Philip Carteret sailed to the South Seas as second in command to Samuel Wallis on a voyage of discovery of the Southern Continent. Separating from Wallis at the exit to the Strait of Magellan he went on to make an independent voyage which has earned him the reputation of being the ablest and most ill-fated of Cook's immediate precursors. Handicapped by a defective ship and inadequate supplies he made a spirited attempt to carry out his instructions. While Wallis was enjoying the delights of Tahiti, Carteret on a ... Read More

Captain Philip Carteret sailed to the South Seas as second in command to Samuel Wallis on a voyage of discovery of the Southern Continent. Separating from Wallis at the exit to the Strait of Magellan he went on to make an independent voyage which has earned him the reputation of being the ablest and most ill-fated of Cook's immediate precursors. Handicapped by a defective ship and inadequate supplies he made a spirited attempt to carry out his instructions. While Wallis was enjoying the delights of Tahiti, Carteret on a more southerly track rediscovered the long lost Spanish discoveries of Santa Cruz and the Solomon Islands, and then became involved in a bitter dispute with the Dutch in Celebes which almost ended in open warfare. This edition presents the first full account of the voyage. It is based on Carteret's own manuscript Journals including one which Carteret wrote with a view to publication to correct the misrepresentation of John Hawkesworth's Voyages (1773). Supplemented by letters and other documents from English and Dutch archives, these manuscripts throw light on various controversial topics, such as the conduct of Wallis and the Admiralty, the Patagonian giants, Carteret's quarrel with the Dutch, and the rights and wrongs in the dispute following the publication of Voyages. Maps drawn on the voyage are reproduced. The main pagination of this and the following volume (Second Series 125) is continuous. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1965. Read Less

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  	Edition: 1965, Cambridge University Press, for The Hakluyt Society Hardcover, Good	Details: Edition: First Edition Publisher: Cambridge University Press, for The Hakluyt Society Published: 1965 Language: English Alibris ID: 17267874779	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.99 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: VG- in VG- jacket. VG-/VG. 2 vols. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (ex-Libraries Board of South Australia Lending Library, with bookplate (+ associated crinkling) & rsm to FFE, tape marks to flypapers and boards, label stub to lower pastedown, single rsm to verso title page only, else internally clean) in dustwrapper (a triflerubbed & nicked, label/tape marks to spine, flaps a little creased, slight spine sunning); pp. xii, 1-274 (last blank); vi, 275-574, with 20 illustrations. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good set.
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