A voyage to the South Sea, and round the world, perform'd in the years 1708, 1709, 1710, and 1711

This edition was preceded by a one-volume work, hastily produced in the same year in order to beat Woodes Rogers’ account (q.v.) to the market. The additional volume appeared only with the second edition. Edward Cooke was second captain on board the Dutchess, the ship which accompanied the Duke, both under Captain Woodes Rogers, on a privateering voyage around the world. The account by Rogers does not contain the translation of the Spanish manuscript describing the west coast from Terra del Fuego to California, here profusely illustrated with woodcut outlines of the land, nor does it contain the large number of maps and plates of Cooke’s narrative. It is generally accepted the Daniel Defoe used this account of Alexander Selkirk’s years on Juan Fernandez Island for his Robinson Crusoe, as it was the first book containing it. Hill, 372.