The second voyage of James Cook, from 1772 to 1775, commissioned by the British government with advice from the Royal Society, [1] was designed to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible to finally determine whether there was any great southern landmass, or Terra Australis.

After nearly a year at home, Cook embarked on a second voyage to continue to look for the southern continent. While his first voyage, having circumnavigated both of New Zealand’s islands suggested there was likely to be little to the south, the public imagination was still fired with the prospect of an undiscovered continent.

Feb 24, 2018 · After completing his first voyage through the Pacific in July of 1771, Captain James Cook spent the next year enjoying time with his family while reviewing his charts. It was obvious that no one had yet explored the high latitudes of the South Pacific, that is, …

Within a month (August 1771), Cook had been promoted to captain and asked to take another voyage to the Pacific in search of that elusive Southern Continent, an idea still kept on life-support by its champion Dalrymple and others in positions of authority.

Jul 13, 2021 · The second voyage of James Cook, from 1772 to 1775, commissioned by the British government with advice from the Royal Society, was designed to circumnavigate the globe as far south as possible to finally determine whether there …

Captain Cook's Second Voyage 1772-1775 As recorded by James Cook in A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World. The Google map marks the voyage route plotted from coordinates recorded in Captain Cook's account of his second voyage from 1772-1775.

Captain James Cook's journal of his second voyage around the world. A Voyage towards the South Pole and Round the World performed in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775.

On July 11, 1772, Captain James Cook sailed from Plymouth on his second voyage around the world. He had been back in England only 14 months since returning from the initial...

Cook's second Pacific voyage (1772-1775) aimed to establish whether there was an inhabited southern continent in what we now know as Antarctica. Two ships, Resolution and Adventure, were fitted out for the expedition.

James Cook's Second Voyage After his return to England and a short interlude, Cook was chosen to circumnavigate and explore Antarctica. On this voyage, he charted present-day Tonga, Easter Island, New Caledonia, the South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia, and disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent (Finnis, 129).