...in his three voyages, besides exploring and surveying a large number of the islands formerly known, discovered the eastern coast of Australia, from Cape Howe to Cape York, which was called by him New South Wales, with New Caledonia, the Sandwich Islands, and many smaller...

...in his three voyages, besides exploring and surveying a large number of the islands formerly known, discovered the eastern coast of Australia, from Cape Howe to Cape York, which was called by him New South Wales, with New Caledonia, the Sandwich Islands, and many smaller...

...Captain Cook was the first British subject that ever explored the coast of this continent, having in 1770 discovered the eastern coast of Australia from Cape Howe to Cape York, to which he gave the name of New South Wales. Captain Bass in 1798, Captain Grant in 1800, and Captain...

...Australian coasts consequently offered little temptation to them. Nevertheless, Spanish, Dutch, and i English mariners continued to visit those seas, Dampier,...down the leading features of its mighty outline.* The daring navigators of Europe explored the shores of Australia, marking its outlaying islands, endeavoring...

...century of further research added little to the world's knowledge of this great region ; but IV 70 brought the advent of Captain Cook, whose immortal...down the leading features of its mighty outline.* The daring navigators of Europe explored the shores of' Australia, marking its outlaying islands, endeavoring...

...explore the coast of New Guinea. Returning from this expedition, the little vessel entered the waters of the shores of Australia, and sailed into the great...Stokes, about eight years ago, made the entire circuit o*the island, and first enabled the geographer accurately to lay down the leading features of its mighty...

...the Indian Archipelago, the navigator continually thirsted for some new Chersonese, where gold'was to be found in every stream, where amber was washed...entire circuit of the island, and first enabled the biographer accurately to -lay down the leading features of its mighty outline. While the daring navigators...

...Spanish, Dutch, and English mariners continued to visit those seas, Dampier, between 1684 and 1TOO, exploring a portion of the northwestern coast, and...down the leading features of its mighty outline.* The daring navigators of Europe explored the shores of Australia, marking its outlaying islands, endeavoring...

...to attain a maritime superiority in those distant regions, equipped the yacht Duyfen, which Bailed from the port of Bantam, in Java, to explore the coast...entire circuit of the island, and first enabled the biographer accurately to lay down the leading features of its mighty outline. While the daring navigators...

...the shore. The wild aspect of the Australian coasts consequently offered little temptation to chein. Nevertheless, Spanish, Dutch, and English mariners...entire circuit of the island, and first enabled the biographer accurately to lay down the leading features of its mighty outline. While the daring navigators...