Cook, James; King, James; Roberts, Henry; Webber, John. - A Voyage To The Pacific Ocean : Undertaken, By The Command Of His Majesty, For Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere. To Determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the Practicability of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed Under The Direction Of Captians Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. ; In Three Volumes ; [Tafelbd.]
1776: James Cook startet zu seiner dritten Entdeckungsfahrt mit den Schiffen „Discovery“ und „Resolution“. Zwei Jahre später stößt er auf Hawaii und benennt die Inselgruppe „Sandwich Islands“.