The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Page 51
... COOK 51 of Tasman's islands by the way . He named these the Friendly Islands . On this second visit to the New Zealand coast the Adventure parted company , but Cook with the Resolution again plunged south into the Antarctic in the ...
... COOK 51 of Tasman's islands by the way . He named these the Friendly Islands . On this second visit to the New Zealand coast the Adventure parted company , but Cook with the Resolution again plunged south into the Antarctic in the ...
Page 52
... Cook spent about six weeks in these islands , the largest of which he understood to be named Owhyhee . It is now rendered as Hawaii . In the spring of 1778 he passed on to the west coast of North America , which he touched in 441 ° N ...
... Cook spent about six weeks in these islands , the largest of which he understood to be named Owhyhee . It is now rendered as Hawaii . In the spring of 1778 he passed on to the west coast of North America , which he touched in 441 ° N ...
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... Cook's chart of New Holland and New South Wales joined Van Diemen's Land to the continent by means of dotted lines . Cook , who knew nothing of the southern coasts of Australia , was misled on his second voyage ( 1772-5 ) by Furneaux ...
... Cook's chart of New Holland and New South Wales joined Van Diemen's Land to the continent by means of dotted lines . Cook , who knew nothing of the southern coasts of Australia , was misled on his second voyage ( 1772-5 ) by Furneaux ...
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