A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, and 1804 In Which the Author Visited Madeira, the Brazils, Cape of Good Hope, the English Settlements of Botany Bay and Norfolk Island, and the Principal Islands in the Pacific Ocean Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania Series

This nineteenth-century travelogue documents John Turnbull's five-year journey around the world. Turnbull (fl. 1799?1813), a sailor in the merchant service, set out from Portsmouth in 1800 with the original purpose of pursuing trade in north-west Asia. In his ship, the Margaret, he sailed via Madeira and around the Cape of Good Hope. Setting aside his trading plans, he went on to explore Pacific territories, including Australia, Norfolk Island and the Society Islands. This book records his observations throughout, and also includes an appendix featuring Turnbull's account of his time in New Zealand. His notes from the voyage were first published in 1805, and an abridged version appeared a year later. This expanded edition was published in 1813. Popular at the time due to growing public interest in the Antipodes, A Voyage Round the World is a fascinating memoir of ship life and English exploration of the Pacific in the early nineteenth century.

Preface; 1. Purpose of the voyage; 2. Departure from Madeira; 3. Hostile jealousy of the Portuguese government; 4. Trade; 5. Departure from St Salvadore; 6. Passage to, and arrival at, Botany Bay; 7. Stay at Sydney; 8. General character of the natives of New South Wales; 9. Departure from Port Jackson; 10. Failure of the north-west speculation; 11. Departure from Norfolk Island; 12. Leave Otaheite; 13. Arrival at Ulitea; 14. Continuation of hostilities by the inhabitants; 15. Leave Ulitea; 16. Adieu to the Society Islands; 17. Departure from Whahoo; 18. Strong attachment of the natives to their present sovereign; 19. Leave the Leeward Islands, and proceed to Windward; 20. Enterprising spirit of the Sandwich islanders; 21. Hint to the Missionary Society; 22. Critical situation; 23. Death of Pomarre's father; 24. Misfortunes of an Otaheitean agent; 25. Arrival of Paitia and his sister; 26. Long absence of the ship; 27. Voyage to Eimeo; 28. Observations on Eimeo; 29. Arrival of a ship; 30. Critical situation of affairs in Otaheite; 31. Mortality in the island; 32. Particular customs among the Otaheiteans; 33. Food, and manner of cooking; 34. Miserable state of the island; 35. Stupidity of Otoo; 36. Passage to Port Jackson; 37. Admiration of the Otaheitean boys on their arrival at Port Jackson; 38. State of the country; 39. Character of the different descriptions of settlers; 40. General observations; 41. Latest state of the colony; 42. Conclusion; 43. Narrative of 'Le Géographe' and 'Naturaliste'; Appendix.