Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks: During Captain Cook's First Voyage in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, etc [Paperback]

Joseph Banks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 28, 2001

This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1896 edition by Macmillan & Co., Ltd., London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 534 pages
• Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation (November 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402193653
• ISBN-13: 978-1402193651
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,219,540 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Be forewarned, August 13, 2007

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D. J. Rout (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks: During Captain Cook's First Voyage in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, etc (Paperback)

This is an excellent facsimile edition of the original publishing in the 19th century. Be forewarned, though, that the publishers have made an error (which may exiat in the original edition from which this facsimile is taken, I don't know). Page 372 of this edition is numbered in sequence, but is a repeat of an earlier page. Thus, when you are reading of Sir Joseph's adventures in Batavia in November 1770, you are reprised with a page dated May 1770. Infurtiatingly, you then miss the appropriate page and miss, sadly, the death of Tupia.

With that caveat, This is an excellent resource, in some ways better than Captain Cook's Journals (though I feel blasphemous in saying that), and as fien a recreational read as you will find in many a year. It also surprises me how much science they actually knew in the late 18th century.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!, December 23, 2009

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E. Figueroa - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks: During Captain Cook's First Voyage in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, etc (Paperback)

I'm a big Age of Sail/Exploration fan and this book was a joy to read. I recommend reading this and Capt Cook's Journals - each has their strengths and weaknesses. This book is in public domain and can be read for free on Google Books :)