Project Gutenberg 2017-12-17 Public domain in the USA. 299 Cook, James 1728 1779 Cook, Captain (James) Cooke, James Banks, Joseph 1743 1820 Banks, Joseph, Sir, bart. Hawkesworth, John 1714 1773 Hawkesworth, Dr. The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. I. Being the First of the First Voyage. Produced by Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World, Vol. I. Being the First of…" is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work chronicles the significant voyages undertaken by Captain James Cook, a prominent navigator and explorer from Yorkshire, who made groundbreaking discoveries while mapping uncharted territories. It delves into his expeditions to the South Seas and the various cultures and natural wonders he encountered during his travels. The beginning of the narrative sets the stage for Captain Cook's first voyage, detailing his background and rise through maritime ranks leading up to the expedition aboard the Endeavour. In this opening portion, it's mentioned that Cook has received his commission to lead the voyage and provides vivid observations of the ship's initial departure and encounters at sea. The account includes descriptions of the ship's crew, the challenges they face, and the collection of specimens by the gentleman naturalists on board, including Joseph Banks and Dr. Solander, as they begin their scientific explorations. Cook's meticulous journaling reveals his dedication to navigation and discovery, hinting at the adventures and findings that await in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century G Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 853749 2025-07-22T10:54:49.091297 text/html 831999 2024-10-23T03:01:13 text/html 1312870 2025-07-22T10:54:58.689249 application/epub+zip 1307421 2025-07-22T10:54:50.947286 application/epub+zip 412116 2025-07-22T10:54:50.052307 application/epub+zip 1491052 2025-07-22T10:55:04.521233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1434998 2025-07-22T10:54:57.821259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545630 2022-08-25T10:09:37.522161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789136 2025-07-22T10:54:48.262306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 769031 2024-10-23T03:01:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18625 2025-07-22T10:55:04.668227 application/rdf+xml 16563 2025-07-22T10:54:50.265290 image/jpeg 2381 2025-07-22T10:54:50.211280 image/jpeg 1190220 2025-07-22T10:54:49.182318 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia