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
- CAPTAIN WALLIS'S VOYAGE
- CAPTAIN CARTERET'S VOYAGE
- CHAP. I The Run from Plymouth to Madeira, and from thence through the Streight of Magellan
- CHAP. II The Passage from Cape Pillar, at the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to Masafuero; with some Account of that Island
- CHAP. III The Passage from Masafuero to Queen Charlotte's Islands; several Mistakes corrected concerning Davis's Land, and an Account of some small Islands, supposed to be the same that were seen by Quiros
- CHAP. IV An Account of the Discovery of Queen Charlotte's Island, with a Description of them and their Inhabitants, and of what happened at Egmont Island
- CHAP. V Departure from Egmont Island, and Passage to Nova Britannia; with a Description of several other Islands, and their Inhabitants
- CHAP. VI Discovery of a Streight dividing the Land called Nova Britannia into two Islands, with a Description of several small Islands that lie in the Passage, and the Land on each side, with the Inhabitants
- CHAP. VII The Passage from Saint George's Channel to the Island of Mindanao, with an Account of many Islands that were seen, and Incidents that happened by the Way
- CHAP. VIII Some Account of the Coast of Mindanao, and the Islands near it, in which several mistakes of Dampier are corrected
- CHAP. IX The Passage from Mindanao to the Island of Celebes, with a particular Account of the Streight of Macassar, in which many Errors are corrected
- CHAP. X Transactions of Macassar, and the Passage thence to Bonthain
- CHAP. XI Transactions at Bonthain, while the Vessel was waiting for a Wind to carry her to Batavia, with some Account of the Place, the Town of Macassar, and the adjacent Country
- CHAP. XII Passage from Bonthain Bay, in the Island of Celebes, to Batavia: Transactions there, and the Voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to England
- A TABLE OF THE VARIATION of the COMPASS
CHAP. XI - Transactions at Bonthain, while the Vessel was waiting for a Wind to carry her to Batavia, with some Account of the Place, the Town of Macassar, and the adjacent Country
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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
- CAPTAIN WALLIS'S VOYAGE
- CAPTAIN CARTERET'S VOYAGE
- CHAP. I The Run from Plymouth to Madeira, and from thence through the Streight of Magellan
- CHAP. II The Passage from Cape Pillar, at the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to Masafuero; with some Account of that Island
- CHAP. III The Passage from Masafuero to Queen Charlotte's Islands; several Mistakes corrected concerning Davis's Land, and an Account of some small Islands, supposed to be the same that were seen by Quiros
- CHAP. IV An Account of the Discovery of Queen Charlotte's Island, with a Description of them and their Inhabitants, and of what happened at Egmont Island
- CHAP. V Departure from Egmont Island, and Passage to Nova Britannia; with a Description of several other Islands, and their Inhabitants
- CHAP. VI Discovery of a Streight dividing the Land called Nova Britannia into two Islands, with a Description of several small Islands that lie in the Passage, and the Land on each side, with the Inhabitants
- CHAP. VII The Passage from Saint George's Channel to the Island of Mindanao, with an Account of many Islands that were seen, and Incidents that happened by the Way
- CHAP. VIII Some Account of the Coast of Mindanao, and the Islands near it, in which several mistakes of Dampier are corrected
- CHAP. IX The Passage from Mindanao to the Island of Celebes, with a particular Account of the Streight of Macassar, in which many Errors are corrected
- CHAP. X Transactions of Macassar, and the Passage thence to Bonthain
- CHAP. XI Transactions at Bonthain, while the Vessel was waiting for a Wind to carry her to Batavia, with some Account of the Place, the Town of Macassar, and the adjacent Country
- CHAP. XII Passage from Bonthain Bay, in the Island of Celebes, to Batavia: Transactions there, and the Voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to England
- A TABLE OF THE VARIATION of the COMPASS
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- An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere , pp. 480 - 491Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013