The journals of William Anderson from Cook’s second voyage

Record summary

William Anderson, surgeon and naturalist on Cook’s second voyage, kept observations of Pacific plants, animals, and peoples, including notes that can help identify unfamiliar birds and flying mammals reported by the expedition. His material is important because it offers a more technical counterpoint to the polished official narrative and helps establish which descriptions were direct observations. The surviving record is incomplete and often accessed through edited voyage publications. It should therefore be treated as a documentary lead requiring comparison with manuscripts and expedition editions.