'Chapter 1: Prologue: the untroubled years. Being an account of contacts with the natives made by the Expedition which visited Tasmania between the year 1772 and 1802.', pages 1-33.

Individuals, subject matter and locations include:

• M Marion du Fresne 1772
  
  
• Captain Tobias Furneaux 1773
  
  
• Captain James Cook 1777
  
  
• Lieutenant William Bligh 1788, 1792
  
  
• Captain John Henry Cox 1789
  
  
• D'Entrecasteaux 1792-93
  
  
• Lieutenant John Hayes 1793
  
  
• Lieutenant Mathew Flinders 1797-8
  
  
• Captain Nicolas Baudin 1802
  
  
• Tasman
  
  
• Van Diemen
  
  
• Prince Frederick Henricx
  
  
• JE Heeres (translated Journal of Abel Janszoon Tasman into English, 1898)
  
  
• Lieutenant Crozet
  
  
• David Collins
  
  
• Lieutenant King
  
  
• Governor Phillip
  
  
• Nelson
  
  
• Lieutenant George Mortimer
  
  
• Rear-Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux
  
  
• M Beautemps-Beauprè
  
  
• Labillardière
  
  
• Lieutenant John Hayes
  
  
• George Bass
  
  
• M Péron
  
  
• M Freycinet
  
  
• Oure-Oure
  
  
• Maurourard
  
  
• Captain Hamelin
  
  
• Leschenault
  
  
• Petit
  
  
• Heirisson
  
  
• Bellefin
  
  
• Boulanger
  
  
• Arra-Maida
  
  
• Péron
  
  
• Heemskerck
  
  
• Zeehaen
  
  
• Mascarin
  
  
• Resolution
  
  
• Norfolk
  
  
• Duke of Clarence
  
  
• Discovery
  
  
• Mercury
  
  
• Bounty
  
  
• Espérance
  
  
• Recherche
  
  
• The Corvette
  
  
• Le Geographe
  
  
• Naturaliste
  
  
• Adventure Bay
  
  
• Bruni Island
  
  
• South Cape
  
  
• Botany Bay
  
  
• Oyster Bay
  
  
• Mewstone
  
  
• Great Australian Bight
  
  
• Cape Leeuwin
  
  
• Partridge Island
  
  
• East Bay Neck
  
  
• Storm Bay
  
  
• Nuyt's Archipelago
  
  
• Southport Lagoon
  
  
• Spacious Bight
  
  
• Cape Pillar
  
  
• The Derwent
  
  
• Port Cygnet
  
  
• Reidle Bay
  
  
• Maria Island
  
  
• New Holland
  
  
• Recherche Bay
  
  
• Scurvy
  
  
• Canlaride
  
  
• Cone