ABSTRACT

A collection of work that attempts to reflect the diversity of travel literature from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This literature often reveals something of the cultural and gender difference of the travellers, as well as ideas on colonialism, anthropology and slavery.

chapter |19 pages

Cook: Voyage towards the South Pole

chapter |23 pages

G. Forster: Voyage Round the World

chapter |27 pages

J. R. Forster: Observations

chapter |27 pages

Cook: Voyage to the Pacific Ocean

chapter |22 pages

Samwell: Death of Captain James Cook

chapter |29 pages

Keate: Account of the Pelew Islands

chapter |23 pages

Bligh: Voyage to the South Sea

chapter |29 pages

Hamilton: Voyage Round the World

chapter |31 pages

Collins: Account of the English Colony

chapter |20 pages

Parker: Voyage Round the World

chapter |20 pages

Flinders: Voyage to Terra Australis

chapter |12 pages

Southey: Review of Polynesian Researches