This second set brings together voyages in the southern hemisphere and towards the Pole by James Cook as well as accounts of voyages of discovery in the southern oceans by other important
figures. The accounts of Captain Cook’s voyages are particularly detailed. Voyages round the Cape of Good Hope,encounters with the natives of Tierra del Fuego, the search for a Southern
Continent, the discovery of New Caledonia, human sacrifice in the Sandwich Islands and many other accounts make this set an especially engaging and informative collection.
