Captain Cook and the Pacific : art, exploration and empire / John McAleer and Nigel Rigby.
Captain Cook and the Pacific : art, exploration and empire / John McAleer and Nigel Rigby.
Captain Cook and the Pacific : art, exploration and empire / John McAleer and Nigel Rigby.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press ; Greenwich : National Maritime Museum, 2017.
Call Numbers
HQ 2017/1409
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Language
English
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Physical content
256 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
James Cook, the Royal Navy and his three voyages of exploration -- The advancement of science and the increase of knowledge : charting the Pacific and enlightenment science -- Cook's Pacific : explorations and encounter in the Pacific -- Visualizing the Pacific : art, landscape and exploration in th...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press ; Greenwich : National Maritime Museum, 2017.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
British 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....
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Captain Cook and the Pacific : art, exploration and empire / John McAleer and Nigel Rigby.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed 2017.
Mitchell Library copy: jacket filed.
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Call Numbers
HQ 2017/1409
Record Identifier
74VKVWG4KX3M
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVWG4KX3M
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ISBN
0300207247 (cl ; alk. paper)
9780300207248 (cl ; alk. paper)
DDC
910.9164
MMS ID
991024139692202626
