condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Collections Online

Collections record

discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml

A voyage to the South Sea, and round the world, perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711 : containing a journal of all memorable transactions during the said voyage ... the taking of the towns of Puna and Guayaquil, and several prizes ... a description of the American coasts, from Tierra del Fuego in the south, to California in the north ... an historical account of all those countries from the best authors ... wherein an account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk ... during the four years and four months he liv'd upon the uninhabited island of Juan Fernandes

documentary heritage
  • Description

    This edition was preceded by a one-volume work, hastily produced in the same year in order to bead Woodes Rogers's account (q.v.) to the market. The additional volume appeared only with the second edition. Edward Cooke was second captain on board the Dutchess, the ship which accompanied the Duke, both under Captain Woodes Rogers, on a privateering voyage around the world.

    The account by Rogers does not contain the translation of the Spanish manuscript describing the west coast from Terra del Fuego to California, here profusely illustrated with woodcut outlines of the land, nor does it contain the large number of maps and plates of Cooke's narrative. It is generally accepted the Daniel Defoe used this account of Alexander Selkirk's years on Juan Fernandez Island for his Robinson Crusoe, as it was the first book containing it. Hill, 372

  • Place
    London, England, United Kingdom
  • Other Id

    G925.W66 COO 1712 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    35331 (Cat ID)

    63082 (DBTextworks system ID)

    28143 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War… … Read more

Images and documents

Images

  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986
  • A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World; Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2986

Catalogue

Related items

Similar items

  • A voyage to the South Sea, and round the world, perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711 : containing a journal of all memorable transactions during the said voyage ... the taking of the towns of Puna and Guayaquil, and several prizes ... a description of the American coasts, from Tierra del Fuego in the south, to California in the north ... an historical account of all those countries from the best authors ... wherein an account is given of Mr. Alexander Selkirk ... during the four years and four months he liv'd upon the uninhabited island of Juan Fernandes

Related objects

    The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

    The gift of curiosity

    With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round.

    SEE OPTIONS FROM $60

    The gift of curiosity