Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- An Explanation of the Nautical Terms not generally understood, which occur in this Work
- COMMODRE BYRON'S VOYAGE
- CHAP. I The Passage from the Downs to Rio de Faneiro
- CHAP. II Passage from Rio de Faneiro to Port Desire; with some Description of that Place
- CHAP. III Course from Port Desire, in Search of Pepys' Island, and afterwards to the Coast of Patagonia, with a Description of the Inhabitants
- CHAP. IV Passage up the Streight of Magellan, to Port Famine; with some Account of that Harbour, and the adjacent Coast
- CHAP. V The Course back from Port Famine to Falkland's Islands, with some Account of the Country
- CHAP. VI The Passage through the Streight of Magellan as far as Cape Monday, with a Description of several Boys and Harbours, formed by the Coast on each Side
- CHAP. VII The Passage from Cape Monday, in the Streight of Magellan, into the South Seas; with some general Remarks on the Navigation of that Streight
- CHAP. VIII The Run from the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to the Islands of Disappointment
- CHAP. IX The Discovery of King George's Islands, with a Description of them, and an Account of several Incidents that happened there
- CHAP. X The Run from King George's Islands to the Islands of Saypan, Tinian, and Aguigan; with an Account of several Islands that were discovered in that Track
- CHAP. XI The Arrival of the Dophin and Tamar at Tinian, a Description of the present Condition of that Island, and an Account of the Transactions there
- CHAP. XII The Run from Tinian to Pulo Timoan, with some Account of that Island, its Inhabitants and Productions, and thence to Batavia
- CHAP. XIII Transaction at Batavia, and Departure from that Place
- CHAP. XIV The Passage from Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope, and from thence to England
- CAPTAIN WALLIS'S VOYAGE
- CAPTAIN CARTERET'S VOYAGE
- A TABLE OF THE VARIATION of the COMPASS
CHAP. II - Passage from Rio de Faneiro to Port Desire; with some Description of that Place
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- An Explanation of the Nautical Terms not generally understood, which occur in this Work
- COMMODRE BYRON'S VOYAGE
- CHAP. I The Passage from the Downs to Rio de Faneiro
- CHAP. II Passage from Rio de Faneiro to Port Desire; with some Description of that Place
- CHAP. III Course from Port Desire, in Search of Pepys' Island, and afterwards to the Coast of Patagonia, with a Description of the Inhabitants
- CHAP. IV Passage up the Streight of Magellan, to Port Famine; with some Account of that Harbour, and the adjacent Coast
- CHAP. V The Course back from Port Famine to Falkland's Islands, with some Account of the Country
- CHAP. VI The Passage through the Streight of Magellan as far as Cape Monday, with a Description of several Boys and Harbours, formed by the Coast on each Side
- CHAP. VII The Passage from Cape Monday, in the Streight of Magellan, into the South Seas; with some general Remarks on the Navigation of that Streight
- CHAP. VIII The Run from the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to the Islands of Disappointment
- CHAP. IX The Discovery of King George's Islands, with a Description of them, and an Account of several Incidents that happened there
- CHAP. X The Run from King George's Islands to the Islands of Saypan, Tinian, and Aguigan; with an Account of several Islands that were discovered in that Track
- CHAP. XI The Arrival of the Dophin and Tamar at Tinian, a Description of the present Condition of that Island, and an Account of the Transactions there
- CHAP. XII The Run from Tinian to Pulo Timoan, with some Account of that Island, its Inhabitants and Productions, and thence to Batavia
- CHAP. XIII Transaction at Batavia, and Departure from that Place
- CHAP. XIV The Passage from Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope, and from thence to England
- CAPTAIN WALLIS'S VOYAGE
- CAPTAIN CARTERET'S VOYAGE
- A TABLE OF THE VARIATION of the COMPASS
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