i88 CAPTAIN COOK 



an astronomer on board the Resolution. The 

 astronomical and nautical instruments were put 

 in charge of Captain Cook and King, his second 

 lieutenant, who was to be employed with scien- 

 tific observations. William Bayly, the astron- 

 omer who had accompanied Captain Furneaux 

 in the Adventure, was appointed to the Discov- 

 ery. 



The natural history department was entrusted 

 to Anderson, who had been one of the Resolu- 

 tion's surgeons during the second voyage, in the 

 course of which he had revealed himself as an 

 eminent naturalist and remarkable philologist. 

 A famous painter, of the name of Webber, was 

 commissioned to immortalise by his brush the 

 memorable scenes of the expedition. 



A large number of officers and men who had 

 taken part in the second and even the first voyage 

 begged Cook to secure their appointment by the 

 Admiralty to one of the two ships. Nothing 

 displayed better the worth of this leader than 

 this absolute confidence on the part of his men 

 and this ardent desire they had to accompany 

 him in an expedition of which their previous 

 experience made them realise the hardship and 

 danger. 



Lord Sandwich himself supervised the prepa- 

 rations of the voyage. He saw that the best 

 provisions which could be found were abun- 



