Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, A by COOK, James
Summary: Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita (the unknown Southern Continent) was a reality. To finally settle the issue, the British Admiralty sent Cook out again into the vast Southern Ocean with two sailing ships totalling only about 800 tons. Listen as Cook, equipped with one of the first chronometers, pushes his small vessel not merely into the Roaring Forties or the Furious Fifties but becomes the first explorer to penetrate the Antarctic Circle, reaching an incredible Latitude 71 degrees South, just failing to discover Antarctica. (Introduction by Shipley)
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Podcasts:
01 - Introduction, Part 1
02 - Introduction, Part 2
03 - Book I Chapter 1, Part 1 - Passage from Deptford to the Cape of Good Hope
04 - Book I Chapter 1, Part 2 - Passage from Deptford to the Cape of Good Hope
05 - Book I Chapter II, Part 1 - Departure from the Cape of Good Hope
06 - Book I Chapter II, Part 2 - Departure from the Cape of Good Hope
07 - Book I Chapter III, Part 1 - Sequel of the Search for a Southern Continent
08 - Book I Chapter III, Part 2 - Sequel of the Search for a Southern Continent
09 - Book I Chapter IV, Part 1 - Transactions in Dusky Bay
10 - Book I Chapter IV, Part 2 - Transactions in Dusky Bay
11 - Book I Chapter V - Directions for sailing in and out of Dusky Bay
12 - Book I Chapter VI - Passage from Dusky Bay to Queen Charlotte's Sound
13 - Book I Chapter VII - Captain Furneaux's Narrative
14 - Book I Chapter VIII - Transactions in Queen Charlotte's Sound
15 - Book I Chapter IX - Route from New Zealand to Otaheite
