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.2) / Georg Forster
Travel of Georg Forster

91. A musket fired from the Resolution

Malakula - Vanuatu (Mallicollo)
Title
A musket fired from the Resolution
Short description
Georg Forster describes a moment of tension between the natives and the crew: Captain Cook is forced to fire a shot.
Text on source
We heard a musket fired off the instant after, and repairing on deck, saw the native who had received some small shot, very deliberately laying by his arrow, which was only pointed with wood, and selecting one of those which we believed to be poisoned.
English translation
Folios/Pages
pp. 210-211
Date
1774 07 22
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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Cook, James
Travel fellow
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Cook, James participated as Travel fellow
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How to quote
Fabbrocino A. P., "A musket fired from the Resolution" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 04 05.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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