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AMERICAN JOURNEYS COLLECTION
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean [excerpt]
by James King
DOCUMENT No. AJ-130B
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DIGITAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
www.americanjourneys.org www.wisconsinhistory.org
© Wisconsin Historical Society 2003
Object Description
| Document Number | AJ-130b |
| Document URL | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-130b/ |
| Document Title | A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean |
| Author | King, James, 1750-1784 |
| Document Source | Cook, James. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gorf, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. In Three Volumes. Vol. I and II Written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with Maps and Charts, from the Original Drawings Made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the Direction of Captain Cook; and with a Great Variety of Portraits of Persons, Views of Places, and Historical Representations of Remarkable Incidents, Drawn by Mr. Webber during the Voyage, and Engraved by the Most Eminent Artists. Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. (London: Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty, in the Strand, and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1784). Volume 3, pages 1-169. |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2003 |
| Print / Download PDF Version | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-130b/print/ |
| Read Background | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-130b/summary/ |
| Genre | travel narrative; |
| Language | English |
| Region / Country | Northwest & Hawaii |
| State / Province | Hawaii; |
| Event Date | 1779 |
| Expedition / Settlement | Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779 |
| Ethnicity | English; Indian; |
| Key Persons & Places | James Cook; Terreeoboo; Koah; Eappo; Tahoorowa; Maui; Toneoneo; Sandwich Islands; Morotoi; Oahu; Ranai; Attooi; Oneeheow; |
| Encounters | arrival / landing; |
| Social Relations | women’s roles; men’s roles; family & kinship; Indian-white relations; white attitudes; crime; |
| Life Stages | death; |
| Daily Life | food & water; customs; jewelry & adornment; health & illness; worklife; clothing; recreation; sports; |
| Art | visual arts; decorative arts; dance; music; |
| Religion & Beliefs | Indian beliefs; Indian practices; |
| Politics | governance & laws; warfare & battles; diplomacy & treaties; |
| Economics | agriculture; trade & barter; trade & barter; |
| Science & Technology | geography; navigation; |
| Topography | islands; mountains; |
| Climate | storms; fires; |
| Digital Format | xml |
| Digital Identifier | AJ-130b |
| Copyright & Access | © Copyright 2003 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin). For further information see http://www.americanjourneys.org/rights/ |
Description
| Document Number | AJ-130b |
| Document URL | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-130b/ |
| Document Title | A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean |
| Author | King, James, 1750-1784 |
| Document Page | document cover page |
| Document Source | Cook, James. A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine the Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; Its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gorf, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. In Three Volumes. Vol. I and II Written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Vol. III by Captain James King, LL.D. and F.R.S. Illustrated with Maps and Charts, from the Original Drawings Made by Lieut. Henry Roberts, under the Direction of Captain Cook; and with a Great Variety of Portraits of Persons, Views of Places, and Historical Representations of Remarkable Incidents, Drawn by Mr. Webber during the Voyage, and Engraved by the Most Eminent Artists. Published by Order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. (London: Printed by W. and A. Strahan, for G. Nicol, Bookseller to His Majesty, in the Strand, and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1784). Volume 3, pages 1-169. |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2003 |
| Print / Download PDF Version | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-130b/print/ |
| Read Background | http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-130b/summary/ |
| Genre | travel narrative; |
| Page Type | document cover page; |
| Language | English |
| Region / Country | Northwest & Hawaii |
| State / Province | Hawaii; |
| Event Date | 1779 |
| Expedition / Settlement | Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779 |
| Digital Format | jpeg |
| Digital Identifier | AJ-130b-0000 |
| Copyright & Access | © Copyright 2003 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin). For further information see http://www.americanjourneys.org/rights/ |
| Full Text |
AMERICAN JOURNEYS COLLECTION A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean [excerpt] by James King DOCUMENT No. AJ-130B WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIGITAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES www.americanjourneys.org www.wisconsinhistory.org © Wisconsin Historical Society 2003 |