Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks Bart., K.B., P.R.S.
During Captain Cook's First Voyage in HMS Endeavour in 1768–71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, etc.

A fascinating account of the voyage of the Endeavour across the Pacific Ocean, by Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820).

Joseph Banks (Author), Joseph Dalton Hooker (Edited by)

9781108029162, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 June 2011

532 pages, 2 b/w illus. 4 maps
21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 kg

Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) was a British botanist and one of the most influential scientific patrons of the eighteenth century. After inheriting a fortune on the death of his father in 1761, Banks devoted his life to studying natural history. His fame following his participation in Captain Cook's epic voyage on the Endeavour between 1768 and 1771 led to his election as President of the Royal Society in 1778, a post which he then held until his death. This volume, first published in 1896, contains Banks' account of the voyage of the Endeavour across the Pacific Ocean. Edited by the great botanist Sir Joseph Hooker, it describes in fascinating detail the peoples, cultures and wildlife Banks encountered in Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. Banks' aptitude as a natural historian and the crucial role he played in cataloguing and illustrating exotic wildlife during the expedition are emphasised in the work.

Preface
Biographical sketches of Banks and Solander
Naturalists and voyagers mentioned in the journal
List of officers of the 'Endeavour' and Bank's staff
1. England to Rio de Janeiro
2. Rio de Janeiro
3. Rio to Terra del Fuego
4. Terra del Fuego to Otahite
5. Otahite
6. Otahite to Oheteroa
7. General account of the South Sea Islands
8. South Sea Islands to New Zealand (Thames River)
9. Circumnavigation of New Zealand
10. General account of New Zealand
11. New Zealand to Australia (Endeavour River)
12. Australia (Endeavour River) to Torres Straits
13. Some account of that part of New Holland now called New South Wales
14. Australia to Savu Island
15. Description of Savu
16. Savu Island to Batavia
17. Description of Batavia
18. Batavia to Cape of Good Hope
19. Cape of Good Hope to England
Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: Historical geography [HBTP]