Republica Argentina
Byron's Voyage
The Dolphin and Tamar spent the end of 1764 sailing along the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego before heading in for their first foray into the Straits of Magellan. They then returned to Port Desire in early 1765 after surveying the Falkland Islands, and met up with the store ship Florida.
Wallis's and Carteret's Voyages
The Dolphin, Swallow and Prince Frederick sailed down the coast of Patagonia before heading into the Straits of Magellan (08/12/1766).
Cook's First Voyage
Cook first explored the Tierra del Fuego region in January 1769. On one occasion, the landing party were caught by the sudden change in weather conditions, resulting in the deaths of Bank's two African assistants.
Cook's Second Voyage
He further explored the Tierra del Fuego area during the later part of his second voyage, 17-31 December 1774. There have been no official postage stamps issued by Argentina relating to these voyages.
Brasil
Byron's Voyage
The Dolphin and Tamar stopped at Rio de Janeiro for about six weeks on the outward leg of their voyage (12/09/1764-19/10/1764).
Cook's First Voyage
Cook stopped at Rio de Janeiro for six weeks on the outward leg of his first voyage, 13 November 1768. He was treated with suspicion by the authorities and kept under close watch the whole visit.
Cook's Second Voyage
On the homeward leg of the second voyage (09/06/1775), Cook sailed to the Island of Ferdinand Norona off the Brazilian coast but did not stop. A few cannon shots were fired towards forts on the island, which responded in kind.
I am not aware of any Brazilian stamps relating to Cook.
Chile
Byron's Voyage
The Dolphin and Tamar explored the Straits of Magellan before heading off to the Falkland Islands. After that foray and a quick stay at Port Desire on the Patagonian Coast, they then attempted to pass through the Straits to the Pacific Ocean. It took six frustrating weeks to complete the journey, during which time the crew started to go down with scurvy. Byron then sailed on to the Juan Fernandez Islands, near to where he had been marooned during Anson's expedition in the 1740s.
Wallis's and Carteret's Voyages
The Dolphin, Swallow and Prince Frederick entered the Straits of Magellan on 17/12/1766. After recuperating at Port Famine for a few weeks, the Prince Frederick was stocked up with timber to take to the Falkland Islands. She left the Dolphin and Swallow on 17/01/1767. These other ships then carried on through the Straits, a journey that would take them nearly three months, and right at the end the Dolphin and Swallow were separated (11/04/1767).
The Dolphin headed west and then north towards Polynesia. The Swallow sailed up the coast of Chile, and then headed for the Juan Fernandez Islands. On reaching Juan Fernandez, they were concerned and surprised by the presence of a Spanish garrison, so chose to replenish their supplies on Mafa Fuero Island to the west. They then sailed to the northwest in the hope of reaching the islands of St. Ambrose, St. Felix or St. Paul, which they did not find. The next land they did see was Pitcairn Island.
Cook's First Voyage
Cook first passed Cape Horn on the 25 January 1769. He chose the Cape Horn route rather than the Straits of Magellan in a effort to save time. It had taken many weeks for both the Dolphin expeditions to pass through the Straits.
Cook's Second Voyage
Cook visited Rapa Nui or Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) on 14 March 1774, at the start of the second Pacific tour of the second voyage.
He further explored the Tierra del Fuego and Cabo de Hornos area during the later part of his second voyage, 17-31 December 1774.
Paraguay
This landlocked South American
country has released a couple of miniature sheets and a stamp featuring Cook.
The earliest was in 1974 and the list may not be complete. They are all listed
in the Appendix part of SG, which only gives very scanty details, and there are
several ships-sets that I haven't been able to check.
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Paraguay |
13/09/1974 |
Flight La Mancha Balloon |
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Paraguay |
19/07/1978 |
Bicentenary of Cook's Discovery of Hawaii |
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Paraguay |
19/10/1985 |
200th Anniversary of the Discovery of
America |