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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Tobias_FurneauxTobias Furneaux - Wikipedia

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   Tobias Furneaux was a British navigator and Royal Navy officer who accompanied James Cook on his second voyage of exploration. He was one of the first men to circumnavigate the world in both directions, and later commanded a British vessel during the American War of Independence.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Tobias-FurneauxTobias Furneaux | Pacific voyages, circumnavigation, navigator

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   Aug 17, 2024 · Tobias Furneaux was a British naval officer and explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe in both directions. On Capt. Samuel Wallis’s westerly-directed circumnavigation in the Royal Navy ship Dolphin (1766–68), Furneaux was among the first Europeans to reach Tahiti.

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4. adb.anu.edu.au › biography › furneaux-tobias-12932Tobias Furneaux - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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   Tobias Furneaux (1735-1781) was a navigator who sailed with James Cook in the Pacific and discovered Van Diemen's Land. He was the first Englishman to retrace Tasman's voyage and name several features in Tasmania and New Zealand.

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5. www.captaincooksociety.com › cooks-life › peopleTobias Furneaux (1735-1781) | Captain Cook Society

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   Tobias Furneaux was a British naval officer who accompanied Cook on his second Pacific voyage in 1772-1774. He was the first person to circumnavigate the world in both directions, and charted Tasmania and New Zealand.

6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › polynesian-princeThe Polynesian ‘Prince’ Who Took 18th-Century England by Storm

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   Sep 13, 2021 · Mai was a commoner from Raiatea who became a sensation in London after accompanying James Cook's second voyage. Learn about his life, his adventures, his fate and his legacy in this article by Hampton Sides.

7. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk › magazines › devonTobias Furneaux, Plymouth's Most Accomplished Navigator

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   Jan 14, 2010 · Learn about the life and achievements of Tobias Furneaux, the first man to circumnavigate the world in both directions and discover Tahiti and the Furneaux Islands. Discover how his legacy is honoured by a maritime artist and a housing estate in Plymouth.

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   Who was William Furneaux?

   • Furneaux was born at Swilly House near Stoke Damerel, Plymouth Dock, son of William Furneaux (1696–1748) of Swilly, and Susanna Wilcocks (1698–1775). He entered the Royal Navy and was employed on the French and African coasts and in the West Indies during the latter part of the Seven Years' War (1760–1763).

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   Who was Tobias Furneaux?

   • Tobias Furneaux (1735-1781), navigator, was born on 21 August 1735 at the family estate, Swilly, near Plymouth, Devon, England, son of William Furneaux—believed to have been descended from a progenitor who accompanied William of Normandy in 1066—and his wife Susanna, née Willcocks.

   Biography - Tobias Furneaux - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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   Are Tobias Furneaux and Samuel Wallis related?

   • Tobias Furneaux and Samuel Wallis were indirectly related. James Furneaux, Tobias’s brother, had married Elizabeth Rowe in 1751, and her sister, Mary Rowe, was married to John Wallis, the brother of Samuel Wallis, in 1748. Wallis’s Dolphin voyage to the Pacific lasted from August 1766 until May 1768, and included the first European visit to Tahiti.

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   How did Furneaux get to New Zealand?

   • At Huahine, Furneaux took on board Mai (Omai), who travelled with him to Britain. As the ships neared New Zealand in late October 1773, they were separated for the second time. After putting in at Tolaga Bay, Furneaux eventually made it to Queen Charlotte Sound, only to find Cook had already left.

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9. morethannelson.com › officer › tobias-furneauxTobias Furneaux - more than Nelson

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Tobias Furneaux, a British naval officer who circumnavigated the globe in both directions and claimed Tahiti for King George. Find out his role in the Seven Years War, the Falkland Islands dispute, the American Revolution and the Society islander Omai.