A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels | Page 2

Robert Kerr
Transactions, till we quitted the Island to
continue our Voyage.
VIII. A more particular Account of the Inhabitants of Otaheite, and of
their domestic life, Manners, and Arts.
IX. Passage from Otaheite to Tinian, with some Account of several
other Islands that were discovered in the South Seas.
X. Some Account of the present State of the Island of Tinian, and our
Employment there; with what happened in the Run from thence to
Batavia.
XI. Transactions at Batavia, and an Account of the Passage from thence
to the Cape of Good Hope.
XII. An Account of our Transactions at the Cape of Good Hope, and of
the Return of the Dolphin to England.
A Table of the Latitudes and Longitudes West of London, with the
Variation of the Needle at several Ports, and Situations at Sea, from
Observations made on board his Majesty's Ship the Dolphin; also her
Nautical Beckoning during the Voyage.
CHAP. III. An Account of Captain Carteret's Voyage, in 1766, 7, 8,
and 9, in his Majesty's Sloop the Swallow.
SECT. I. The Run from Plymouth to Madeira, and from thence through
the Strait of Magellan.
II. The passage from Cape Pillar, at the Western entrance of the Strait
of Magellan, to Masafuero; with some Account of that Island.
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.
SECT. IV. An Account of the Discovery of Queen Charlotte's Islands,
with a Description of them and their Inhabitants, and of what happened

at Egmont Island.
V. Departure from Egmont Island, and Passage to Nova Britannia; with
a Description of several other Islands, and their Inhabitants.
VI. Discovery of a Strait 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.
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.
VIII. Some Account of the Coast of Mindanao, and the Islands near it,
in which several Mistakes of Dampier are corrected.
IX. The Passage from Mindanao, to the Island of Celebes, with a
particular Account of the Strait of Macassar, in which many Errors are
corrected.
X. Transactions off Macassar, and the Passage thence to Bonthain
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.
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 as observed on board of the
Swallow.
CHAP. IV. An Account of Lieutenant Cook's Voyage, in 1768, 1769,
and 1770, in his Majesty's Bark the Endeavour.
SECT. I. The Passage from Plymouth to Madeira, with some Account
of that Island.

II. The Passage from Madeira to Rio de Janeiro, with some Account of
the Country, and the Incidents that happened there.
SECT. III. The Passage from Rio de Janeiro to the Entrance of the
Strait of Le Maire, with a Description of some of the Inhabitants of
Terra del Fuego.
IV. An Account of what happened in ascending a Mountain to search
for Plants.
V. The Passage through the Strait of Le Maire, and a farther
Description of the Inhabitants of Terra del Fuego, and its Productions.
VI. A general Description of the south-east part of Terra del Fuego, and
the Strait of Le Maire; with some Remarks on Lord Anson's Account of
them, and Directions for the Passage Westward, round this Part of
America, into the South Seas.
VII. The Sequel of the Passage from Cape Horn to the newly
discovered Islands in the South Seas, with a Description of their Figure,
and Appearance; some Account of the Inhabitants, and several
Incidents that happened during the Course, and at the Ship's Arrival
among them.
VIII. The Arrival of the Endeavour at Otaheite, called by Captain
Wallis, King George the III.'s Island. Rules established for Traffic with
the Natives, and an Account of several Incidents which happened in a
Visit to Tootahah and Toubourai Tamaide, two Chiefs.
IX. A Place fixed upon for an Observatory and Fort: an Excursion into
the Woods, and its Consequences. The Fort erected; a Visit from
several Chiefs on Board and at the Fort, with some Account of the
Music of the Natives, and the Manner in which they dispose of their
Dead.
X. An Excursion to the Eastward, an Account of several Incidents that
happened both on Board and on Shore, and of
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