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Chap. III. Funeral rites of the Laplanders; their general

character; beasts, birds, and fishes; traffic with the

natives of Borandia; description of the Borandians; the

author sails to Petzora...

Chap. IV. The author and his company kindly entertained

at Petzora; prosecute their journey; meet with five exiles

in the woods of Siberia, one of whom is known by the

author; the hardships endured by these poor people. The

author arrives at the town of Papinowgorod; an account

of the manners, customs and buildings, of the inhabitants.

He travels through Samojedia; a description of the per-
sons and manners of the Samojedians......

Chap. V. The author sails to Nova Zembla. An account of

the sea-horse fishery in the straits of Weygatz. Some of

the crew land in a small island in these straits and catch

a number of penguins...

Chap. VI. The author sails to the coast of Greenland, lands

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in Iceland, and ascends Mount Hecia, where he is ex-

posed to great danger by an irruption of that burning

mountain. Other curiosities in the island described, with

some account of the inhabitants. The author sails on

his return to Denmark, and arrives at Copenhagen.... 40

THE TRAVELS OF MONSIEUR MAUPERTUIS, TO

DETERMINE THE FIGURE OF THE EARTH AT

THE POLAR CIRCLE.

Chap. I. They attempt to make their observations on the

coast of the gulf of Bothnia, but are disappointed. A

description of several mountains, woods, and rivers in

Lapland in summer. A mountain on fire....

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Chap. II. The dreadful hardships they suffered from the seve-

rity of the weather, and the beauty of the northern lights

in a Lapland winter...

COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE.

Chap. I. Design of the voyage. Character of lieutenant

Cook. Arrival at Madeira; description of that island.

Arrival at Rio de Janeiro; description of. Of the inha-

bitants of Terra del Fuego; fatal accident there. De-

scription of Otaheite. Transactions with the natives.

Observation of the transit of Venus. Departure from

Otaheite.....

Chap. II. Description of the Society Islands; manners of

the inhabitants; arrival at New Zealand; transactions

with the natives; their manners and customs; departure

from New Zealand.......

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Chap. III. The navigation of the eastern coast of New Hol-

land. A most astonishing escape from shipwreck. The

discovery of Endeavour Straits; passage to Batavia, and

return of the ship to England....

COOK'S SECOND VOYAGE.

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Chap. I. Object of the voyage. Occurrences in the first

attempt, from their departure from the Cape of Good

Hope until the arrival of captain Cook at New Zealand 183

Chap. II. The second attempt made by captain Cook, in the

Resolution, to penetrate towards the South Pole. From

his sailing from New Zealand, in November 1773, to

his arrival at Cape Deseada, in December 1774.................

Chap. III. Captain Cook's cruise in the Southern Atlantic

Ocean, with an account of the lands discovered in that sea 213

COOK'S THIRD VOYAGE.

Chap. I. Object of the voyage. Departure from England.

Arrival at the Sandwich Islands.....

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