A voyage to the South Sea

The narrative records a naval expedition sent to procure and transport breadfruit plants to Caribbean colonies, describing outfitting, sea passages, and procedures for preserving live plants aboard. Encounters with Pacific island communities are recounted in detail, including social customs, presents, and local incidents during extended stays. Tensions aboard culminate in a mutiny that forces part of the crew into a small boat, and the author then chronicles the arduous open-boat voyage through reefs and island chains to a Dutch settlement in Timor. Subsequent passages detail stops at regional ports and the voyage home, accompanied by charts, plans, and botanical observations.