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'Holograph journal of the voyage of H.M.S. Endeavour during which Cook discovered Eastern Australia and circumnavigated New Zealand. Bound with the journal is a copy of a report from John Hutchinson, surgeon of the Dolphin to Capt. Samuel Wallis, 16th May 1768, of observations on the effects of saloop, portable soup, mustard and vinegar, distilled water and beef fat on scurvy.'
For further details and publications of the journal see J.C. Beaglehole (ed.) The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery I (1955-1974): cxciv-cciv.
(National Library of Australia record)
'The Endeavour Journal was inscribed on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2001.' (National Library of Australia record)Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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A Tale of Two Journals
2012
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— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 21 October 2012; (p. 26) -
Hidden Treasures : An Endeavour to Remember
2012
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 March 2012; (p. 18) -
You Must Remember This...
2010
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— Appears in: The Age , 15 May 2010; (p. 12-13, 15) -
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Cook's Endeavour Journal : The Inside Story
Canberra
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National Library of Australia
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2008
Z1559954
2008
single work
diary
'The second book in the National Library of Australia's beautifully illustrated Collection Highlights series, Cook’s Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story brings to life the record of one of the world’s most famous expeditions, the circumnavigation of the globe by Lieutenant James Cook aboard HMB Endeavour.
'It is a timeless story of courageous exploration — the charting of New Zealand and Australia’s eastern seaboard — and of high adventure: a stand-off with a hostile Brazilian army and a near-shipwreck that almost brought the voyage to a premature end.
'The voyage of the Endeavour helped make sense of the eighteenth-century world. Cook’s Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story, told in Cook’s own words and in historical detail, will help you understand how.' (Publication summary)
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Cook's Endeavour Journal : The Inside Story
Canberra
:
National Library of Australia
,
2008
Z1559954
2008
single work
diary
'The second book in the National Library of Australia's beautifully illustrated Collection Highlights series, Cook’s Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story brings to life the record of one of the world’s most famous expeditions, the circumnavigation of the globe by Lieutenant James Cook aboard HMB Endeavour.
'It is a timeless story of courageous exploration — the charting of New Zealand and Australia’s eastern seaboard — and of high adventure: a stand-off with a hostile Brazilian army and a near-shipwreck that almost brought the voyage to a premature end.
'The voyage of the Endeavour helped make sense of the eighteenth-century world. Cook’s Endeavour Journal: The Inside Story, told in Cook’s own words and in historical detail, will help you understand how.' (Publication summary)
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You Must Remember This...
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 15 May 2010; (p. 12-13, 15) -
Hidden Treasures : An Endeavour to Remember
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 March 2012; (p. 18) -
A Tale of Two Journals
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 21 October 2012; (p. 26)