Contents: Introduction: The pre-voyage Forster (1729-1772): 'A Dantzick German Gent': parson, scientist, traveller, 1729-1766; 'A natural-born scientist', 1767-1772; The voyage; Textual introduction: the Journal and associated manuscripts; The science and its records; A journal of the voyage round the world in the Resolution: Journal of all the incidents previous to my appointment...; The Journal: 13 July 1772-23 November 1772; 23 November 1772-17 September 1773; 17 September 1773-13 July 1774; 13 July 1774-30 July 1775; Appendix I: George Forster's plant drawings from Cook's second voyage in...the British Museum (Natural History); Appendix II: Nota relativement aux Curiosites Artificielles, qu'on a rapportees de la Mer du Sud; Select bibliographical references; Indexes.
Michael E. Hoare
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