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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2026-05-26 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-06-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008056b.htm person Furneaux Tobias AACR2 1735 18 September 1781 Place of Birth Swilly, near Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom Place of Death Swilly, near Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom Naval officer Navigator Tobias Furneaux was a naval officer and navigator who joined the Royal Navy in 1755. Over the next 18 years he served in several ships, including on the French and African coasts and in the West Indies. He was appointed Second Lieutenant in H.M.S. Dolphin in 1766 on a voyage to discover islands in the Southern Hemisphere. The frequent illness of senior officers meant that Furneaux often took command. Between 1772 and 1774 he was Commander of H.M.S. Adventure, accompanying M.H.S. Resolution on James Cook's second voyage of exploration in the Southern and Pacific Oceans. The route was to Cape Town and through Subantarctic waters to New Zealand. In March 1773 Furneaux sailed along the east coast of Van Diemen's Land, naming Adventure Bay and other geographic landmarks. Between May and October the expedition explored in the south Pacific but the ships were separated in a storm. Adventure missed the designated meeting point in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, and returned to the United Kingdom. Furneaux's naval service continued until 1778, including engagement in the American War of Independence. The Furneaux islands, the largest of which is Flinders Island, are in Bass Strait between Tasmania and Victoria. February 1755 November 1759 Career position - Midshipman, Royal Navy 1759 1759 Career event - Promoted to Lieutenant July 1766 March 1768 Career position - Second Lieutenant, H.M.S. Dolphin on voyage to discover islands in the Southern Hemisphere 1771 1771 Career event - Promoted to Commander July 1772 July 1774 Career position - Commander, H.M.S. Adventure on James Cook's second voyage of exploration in the Pacific Ocean 1775 1778 Career event - Engaged in the American War of Independence Bayly, William (1737 - 1810)

Astronomer, H.M.S. Adventure under command of Furneaux

 Cook, James (1728 - 1779)

Commander, on James Cook's second voyage of exploration in the Pacific Ocean 1772 - 1774

 H.M.S. Adventure, Royal Navy (1770 - 1811)

Commander, on James Cook's second voyage of exploration in the Pacific Ocean 1772 - 1774

 'Furneaux, Tobias', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, History of Australian Science Research Group Furneaux, Tobias Swinburne University of Technology, Office of the Chief Scientist Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Tobias Furneaux, circumnavigator Furneaux, Rupert Tobias Furneaux, circumnavigator London Cassell 1960 Book Section: Tobias Furneaux (1735 - 1781), navigator Sprod, Dan Tobias Furneaux (1735 - 1781), navigator carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Cunneen, Christopher 136 Book: The Journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of discovery Cook, James; edited by Beaglehole, J. C. The Journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of discovery Cambridge Hakluyt Society 1968 Journal Article: Natural History Observations and Collections Made During Furneaux's Visit to Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land) in 1773, with Special Reference to Botany Nelson, E. Charles Natural History Observations and Collections Made During Furneaux's Visit to Tasmania (Van Dieman's Land) in 1773, with Special Reference to Botany 1981 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 115 77-84 Journal Article: Australian plants cultivated in England before 1788 Nelson, E. Charles Australian plants cultivated in England before 1788 1983 Telopea 2 4 347-53 Book: Early history of Australian zoology Whitley, Gilbert P. Early history of Australian zoology Sydney Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1970