CONTENTS -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Authors' Note -- Introduction -- PART 1 VOYAGES -- 1 The Journey Out -- 2 Charting the Western Coast -- 3 Surveying the South-West -- 4 Colonial Prospecting in Van Diemen's Land -- 5 Defining Boundaries -- 6 Crossed Paths in the Southern Ocean -- 7 False Discoveries -- 8 Pushing the Boundaries -- 9 The Encounters of Port Jackson -- 10 The Politics of Exploration and Discovery -- 11 Unfinished Business -- 12 At the End of His Tether -- 13 The Journey Back -- PART 2 LEGACIES -- 14 Reputations -- 15 Shaping Australia -- 16 The Artistic Record -- 17 The Scientific Project -- 18 The Clash of Cultures -- Conclusions -- List of Illustrations and Maps -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.