A Voyage Round The World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution, commanded by capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 by Georg Forster, F. R. S. in two volumes (vol.1) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

27. Firing vollies and hearty cheers

Queen Charlotte Sound - New Zealand (Tōtaranui)
Title
Firing vollies and hearty cheers
Short description
Georg Forster describes Resolution's departure from Queen Charlotte's Sound.
Text on source
The captain parted from him, after obtaining the promise that he would not destroy his plantations but leave every thing to grow up and propagate, and returned aboard the Resolution, where the marines fired three vollies, and our crews gave three heerty cheers in token of affection to their king.
English translation
Folios/Pages
p. 231
Date
1773 06 06 circa
Observations on the events description
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
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Role
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Cook, James
Travel fellow
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Participants
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Cook, James participated as Travel fellow
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How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "Firing vollies and hearty cheers" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 14.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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