The Journals of Captain James Cook-ed. by J. C. Beaglehole, Vol. II p. 42

This was Cook's last contact with the Nelson coast, for he did not approach the area at all during his third and last voyage to New Zealand. Cook's Journals and narratives based on them were available to English readers in a wide variety of publications during the latter part of the 18th and throughout the 19th centuries. Notable amongst these were –