About the book: 1960 / “The Voyage of Endevre” - diaries of the first round-the-world expedition of the great English navigator James Cook. Cook’s first circumnavigation opened a new era in the history of geographical discoveries in the seas of the southern hemisphere . Cook pioneered new routes in the Pacific Ocean, mapped New Zealand for the first time, and discovered the entire east coast of Australia. In his diaries, Cook vividly and figuratively described the “island of eternal spring” Tahiti, the harsh shores of New Zealand, and the virgin Australian lands.