An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
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An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere is an 18th-century multi-volume work edited by John Hawkesworth that compiles and narrates British exploratory voyages, including those of Captain James Cook, to the southern Pacific and Antarctic regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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travel literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Empire expansion
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Royal Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
British Admiralty
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George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of British voyages in the South Seas
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narrative of Captain James Cook’s first voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized for inaccuracies and moral commentary by contemporaries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentsActivity |
cartographic surveying
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encounters with Indigenous peoples ⓘ scientific observation during voyages ⓘ |
| editor | John Hawkesworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorialApproach | Hawkesworth rewrote and unified separate journals into a single narrative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVoyagesOf |
James Cook
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John Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Carteret NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
Antarctic regions
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southern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
exploration narrative
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historical non-fiction ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
18th-century British exploration
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Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influential in shaping European views of the Pacific
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major source for early accounts of James Cook’s voyages ⓘ |
| includes |
descriptions of Tahiti and other Pacific islands
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maps and illustrations of newly charted regions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | compiled narrative from journals and logs ⓘ |
| printingTechnology | letterpress ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo | voyages in search of Terra Australis ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
British naval expeditions
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ exploration ⓘ |
| targetAudience | European reading public interested in exploration ⓘ |
| timeOfPublication | late 18th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | mid-18th century Pacific voyages ⓘ |
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A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
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An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
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