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

97. Waves crashing

Somewhere near the Three-Hills Islands
Title
Waves crashing
Short description
Georg Forster reflects on the perilous state of the traveller, exposed to the unpredictability of the sea, and describes the terrifying sound of the waves crashing against the ship.
Text on source
The ship's head, her stern, or her broad-side, were by turns directed towards the shore, on which we heard the surf breaking with a much more dreadful sound than it had ever had before, when unconnected with the ideas of immediate danger; at last we fortunately drifted clear of the point at a short distance.
English translation
Folios/Pages
pp. 241-242
Date
1774 07 25
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., "Waves crashing" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 04 05.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.76

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