Captain Cook and the Pacific Islands
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 166
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 166
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Igler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013-05-09
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 0199914958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA groundbreaking and lyrically written work that explores the world of the Pacific Ocean.
Author: John McAleer
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0300207247
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBritish Royal Navy Captain James Cook's voyages of exploration across and around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. The expeditions answered key scientific, economic, and geographic questions, and inspired some of the most influential images of the Pacific made by Europeans. Now readers can immerse themselves in the adventure through the collections of London's National Maritime Museum, which illuminate every aspect of the voyages: oil paintings of lush landscapes, scientific and navigational instruments, ship plans, globes, charts and maps, rare books and manuscripts, coins and medals, ethnographic material, and personal effects. Each artifact holds a story that sheds light on Captain Cook, the crews he commanded, and the effort's impact on world history. Showcasing one of the richest resources of Cook-related material in the world, this publication invites readers to engage with the extraordinary voyages--manifested in material culture--and their continuing significance today.
Author: James Cook
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Published: 2016-11-01
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 0760351562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first-ever illustrated account of the explorer and cartographer’s epic eighteenth-century Pacific voyages, complete with excerpts from his journals. This is history’s greatest adventure story. In 1766, the Royal Society chose prodigal mapmaker and navigator James Cook to lead a South Pacific voyage. His orders were to chart the path of Venus across the sun. That task completed, his ship, the HMS Endeavour, continued to comb the southern hemisphere for the imagined continent Terra Australis. The voyage lasted from 1768 to 1771, and upon Cook’s return to London, his journaled accounts of the expedition made him a celebrity. After that came two more voyages for Cook and his crew—followed by Cook’s murder by natives in Hawaii. The Voyages of Captain James Cook reveals Cook’s fascinating story through journal excerpts, illustrations, photography, and supplementary writings. During Cook’s career, he logged more than 200,000 miles—nearly the distance to the moon. And along the way, scientists and artists traveling with him documented exotic flora and fauna, untouched landscapes, indigenous peoples, and much more. In addition to the South Pacific, Cook’s voyages took him to South America, Antarctica, New Zealand, the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska, the Arctic Circle, Siberia, the East Indies, and the Indian Ocean. When he set out in 1768, more than one-third of the globe was unmapped. By the time Cook died in 1779, he had created charts so accurate that some were used into the 1990s. The Voyages of Captain James Cook is a handsome illustrated edition of Cook’s selected writings spanning his Pacific voyages, ending in 1779 with the delivery of his salted scalp and hands to his surviving crewmembers. It’s an enthralling read for anyone who appreciates history, science, art, and classic adventure.
Author: James Cook
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Published: 1842
Total Pages: 644
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: R. A. Beales
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780778724155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the explorations made by James Cook, his intricate maps which are still used today, and his journals which leave a lasting legacy.
Author: James Cook
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1971-01-01
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0486227669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSelections from Cook's journals of the first voyage (1768-1771) to Tahiti, New Zealand and Eastern Australia; second voyage (1772-1775) to the Antarctic and the Pacific; third voyage (1776-1780) to Hawaii, the north American coast; eye-witness accounts of Cook's death in Hawaii.
Author: James Cook
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Published: 1814
Total Pages: 356
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Cook
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Published: 1785*
Total Pages: 416
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Rickman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-08-21
Total Pages: 469
ISBN-13: 1108071813
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis first-hand account of Captain Cook's last voyage, including his death, was published in 1785 in this revised edition.