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There have been writen many books and essays on the Pacific. Below you find a short list of writers and novels on which we have more online information available.

  • John Hawkesworth's Account of the Voyages...in the Southern Hemisphere... London, 1773 edn, Vols. I-III.
    • Vol. I (Table of Contents):
      • 1.... General Introduction
      • 23.... Nautical Terms
      • 35.... A Description of the Cuts
      • 37.... Chapter I. Byron's Passage from the Downs to Rio de Janeiro
      • 44.... Chapter II. The Passage from Rio de Janeiro to Port Desire; with some Description of that Place.
      • 59.... Chapter III. The Course from Port Desire in Search of Pepys' Island, and afterwards to the Coast of Patagonia, with a Description of the Inhabitants.
      • 69.... Chapter IV. The Passage up the Streight of Magellan, to Port Famine; with some Account of that Harbour, and the adjacent Coast.
      • 77.... Chapter V. The Course from Port Famine to Falklands, with some Account of the Country.
      • 86.... Chapter VI. The Passage through the Streight of Magellan as far as Cape Monday, with a Description of Several Bays and Harbours, formed by the Coast on each Side.
      • 94.... Chapter VII. The Passage from Cape Monday, in the Streight of Magellan, into the South Seas; with some general Remarks on the Navigation of that Streight
      • 111.... Chapter VIII. The Run from the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to the Islands of Disappointment
      • 122.... Chapter IX. The Discovery of King George's Island, with a Description of them, and an Account of Several Incidents that happened there.
      • 133.... Chapter X. The Run from King George's Islands to the Islands of Sappan, Tinion, and Aguigan; with an Account of Several Islands that were discovered in that Track
      • 143.... Chapter XI. The Arrival of the Dolphin and Tamar at Tinian, a Description of the present Condition of that Island, and an Account of the Transactions there.
      • 151.... Chapter XII. The Run from Tinian to Pulo Timoan, with some Account of the Inhabitants and Productions, and thence to Batavia
      • 159.... Chapter XIII. Transactions at Batavia, and departure from that Place.
      • 167.... Chapter XIV. The Passage from Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope, and from thence to England.
    • Vol. II (Table of Contents):
      • 362.... AN Account OF A VOYAGE round the WORLD IN THE YEARS MDCCLXVI, MDCCLXVII, and MDCCLXVIII. By SAMUEL WALLIS, Esq; Commander of his Majesty's Ship the DOLPHIN
      • 363.... Chapter I. The Passage to the Coast of Patagonia, with some account of the Natives.
      • 379.... Chapter II. The Passage through the Streight of Magellan, with some further account of the Patagonians, and a description of the Coast on each side, and its Inhabitants
      • 410.... Chapter III. A particular Account of the Places in which we anchorede during our Passage through the Streight, and of the Shoals and Rocks that lie near them.
      • 419.... Chapter IV. The Passage from the Strieght of Magellan, to King George the Third's Island, called Otaheite, in the South Sea, with an Account of the Discovery of several other Islands, and a Description of their Inhabitants.
      • 433.... Chapter V. An Account of the Discovery of King George the Third's Island, or Otaheite, and of several Incidents which happenned both on board the Ship, and on Shore.
      • 454.... Chapter VI. The Sick sent on Shore, and a regular Trade established with the Natives; some Account of their Character and Manners, of their Visits on board the Ship, and a Variety of Incidents that happened during this Intercourse.
      • 472.... Chapter VII. An Account of an Expedition to discover the inland Part of the Country, and our other Transcations, till we quitted the Island to continue our Voyage.
      • 480.... Chapter VIII. A more particular Account of the Inhabitants of Otaheite, and of their doemstic Life, Manners, and Arts.
      • 490.... Chapter IX. Passage from Otaheite to Tinian, with some Account of several other Islands that were discovered in the South Seas.
      • 498.... Chapter XI. Some Account of the present State of the Island of Tinian, and our Employment there; with what happened in the Run from thence to Batavia.
      • 507.... Chapter XII. Transactions at Batavia, and an Account of the Passage from thence to the Cape of Good Hope
      • 513.... Chapter XIII. An Account of our Transactions at the Cape of Good Hope, and of the Return of the Dolphin to England.
      • 520.... A Table of the Latitude and Longitudes of Wallis's Voyage
    • Vol. III (Table of Contents):
      • 524.... AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE round the WORLD, IN THE YEARS MDCCLXVI, MDCCLXVII, MDCCLXVIII, and MDCCLXIX. By PHILIP CARTERET, Esquire, Commander of his Majesty's Sloop the SWALLOW.
      • 525.... Chapter I. The Run from Plymouth to Madeira, and from thence through the Streight of Magellan
      • 537.... Chapter II. The Passage from Cape Pillar, at the Western Entrance of the Streight of Magellan, to Masasuero; with some Account of that Island
      • 557.... Chapter III. The Passage from Masasuero to Queen Charlotte's Islands; several Mistakes corrected concerning Davis's Land, and an Account of some small Islands, supposed to be the same that were seen by Quiros.
      • 568.... Chapter IV. An Account of the Discovery of Queen Charlotte's Island, with a Description of them and their Inhabitants, and of what happened at Egmont Island.
      • 584.... Chapter V. Departure from Egmont Island, and Passage to Nova Britannia; with a Description of several other Islands, and their Inhabitants.
      • 595.... Chapter VI. Discovery of a Streight dividing the Land called Nova Britannia into two Islands, with a Description of several small Islands that lie in the Passge, and the Land on each side, with the Inhabitants
      • 602.... Chapter VII. The Passage from Saint George's Channel to the Island of Mindanao, with an Account of many Islands that were seen, and Incidents that happened by the Way.
      • 611.... Chapter VIII. Some Account of the Coast of Mindanao, and the Islands near it, in which several Mistakes of Dampier are corrected.
      • 622.... Chapter IX. The Passage from Mindanao to the Island of Celebes, with a particular Account of the Streight of Macassar, in which mnay Errors are corrected.
      • 630.... Chapter X. Transactions off Macassar, and the Passage thence to Bonthain.
      • 638.... Chapter XI. Transactions at Bonthain, while the Vessel was waiting for a Wind to carry her to Batavia, with some Account of the Place, the Town of Macassar, and the adjacent Country.
      • 649.... Chapter XII. Passage from Bonthain Bay, in the Island of Celebes, to Batavia. Transactions there, and the Voyage round of Good Hope to England.
      • 669.... A Table of the Variation of the Compass, as observed on board of the SWALLOW

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