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Page xxxvi
... On Cook's second voyage he commanded the Adventure , the first ship to complete an east- about circumnavigation , and Furneaux was the first person TOBIAS FURNEAUX PLATE III known to have sailed round the xxxvi The Discovery of Tahiti.
... On Cook's second voyage he commanded the Adventure , the first ship to complete an east- about circumnavigation , and Furneaux was the first person TOBIAS FURNEAUX PLATE III known to have sailed round the xxxvi The Discovery of Tahiti.
Page xxxvii
... person might be rated as master's mate . In naval journals master's mates and mid- shipmen are often referred to as ' young gentlemen ' . Often they obtained their first appointment through the kind offices of a friend of the captain ...
... person might be rated as master's mate . In naval journals master's mates and mid- shipmen are often referred to as ' young gentlemen ' . Often they obtained their first appointment through the kind offices of a friend of the captain ...
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... person in either of the ships . Their recovery was effected by their being onshore , eating plenty of vegetables , being obliged to wash their apparel , and keep their persons clean by bathing in the sea . ' I Kelp geese ( Chloephaga ...
... person in either of the ships . Their recovery was effected by their being onshore , eating plenty of vegetables , being obliged to wash their apparel , and keep their persons clean by bathing in the sea . ' I Kelp geese ( Chloephaga ...
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