Journal of Captain James Cook kept on HMS Resolution on his second voyage to the Pacific, 09 April 1772-19 July 1775

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The journal commences when the Resolution was being fitted out at Deptford. It sailed from Plymouth on 13 July 1772 and visited Cape Town (October 1772), Dusky Bay, New Zealand (March-May 1773), Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand (May-June 1773), Tahiti (August-September 1773), the Friendly Islands (October 1773), Queen Charlotte Sound (November 1773), Easter Island (March 1774), Tahiti (April-June 1774), the Friendly Islands (June 1774), the New Hebrides (July-August 1774), Norfolk Island (October 1774), Queen Charlotte Sound (October 1774), Tierra del Fuego (December 1774-January 1775), Cape Town (March-April 1775) and St Helena (April-May 1775). It returned to Portsmouth on 29 July 1775.

The journal contains no original maps or sketches, but 12 engraved charts have been inserted. They include charts of Dusky Bay, the Friendly Islands, Easter Island and Marquesa de Mendoza.

The entries when the ship was at sea, including the lengthy periods in the Southern Ocean, are relatively brief. In contrast, the descriptions of the lands and islands that were visited, and the peoples who were encountered, are substantial. In particular, following his practice in the journal of his first voyage, Cook set down his impressions of the topography, fauna and flora, and resources of the places that he visited and the appearance, manners, customs and artefacts of the indigenous peoples.

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