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A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. : Containing an authentic, entertaining, full, and complete history of Captain Cook's first, second, third, and last voyages, undertaken by order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c. in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c., &c., &c. and successively performed in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771-1772, 1773, 1774, 1775-1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780. The first voyage being professedly undertaken in his Majesty's ship Endeavour, for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and round the world. The second in the Resolution and Adventure, for making discoveries towards the South Pole, and round the world. The third and last in the Resolution and Discovery, to the Pacific Ocean ... and To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyages of discovery round the world ... those of Lord Byron, Capt. Wallis, Capt. Carteret, Lord Mulgrave, Lord Anson, ... / The whole of these voyages of Capt. Cook, F.R.S. &c., now published under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, Esq. ; Assisted by a principal officer who sailed in the Resolution sloop, and by many other gentlemen of the most distinguished naval abilities.