TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
IN THE FIRST VOLUME. 
INTRODUCTION. 
PRIOR DISCOVERIES IN TERRA AUSTRALIS. 
SECTION I. 
NORTH COAST. 
Preliminary Remarks: Discoveries of the Duyfhen ; of Torres; Carstensj Pool; Pietersen; 
Tasman ; and of three Dutch vessels. Of Cook ; M'Cluer ; Bligh ; Edwards ; Bligh 
and Portlock ; and Bampton and Alt. Conclusive Remarks. Page vii to xlviii 
SECTION II. 
WESTERN COASTS. 
Preliminary Observations. Discoveries of Hartog : Edel : of the ship Leeuwin : the 
Vianen: ofPelsert: Tasman: Dampier: Vlaming: Dampier. Conclusive Remarks. 
' xlix to lxvii 
SECTION III. 
SOUTH COAST. 
Discovery of Nuyts. Examination of Vancouver : of D'Entrecasteaux. Conclusive 
Remarks. - - Ixviii to lxxir 
SECTION IV. 
EAST COAST, WITH VAN DIEMEN's LAND 
PART I. 
Preliminary Observations. Discoveries of Tasman ; of Cook ; Marion ; and Furneaux. 
Observations of Cook ; Bligh ; and Cox. Discovery of D'Entrecasteaux. Hayes. 
Ixxv to xciv 
PART II. 
Preliminary Information. Boat expeditions of Bass and Flinders. Clarke. Shortland. 
Discoveries of Ba^s to the southward of Port Jackson ; of Flinders ; and of Flinders 
and Bass. Examinations to the northward by Flinders. Conclusive Remarks. 
xcv to cciv 
