Voyages of Discovery

Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific

Häftad, Engelska, 1989

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Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world expeditions between 1768 and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the Pacific islanders' views of their "discoverers" as well.

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Utgivningsdatum1989-01-18
Mått152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor520
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520065642

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PrefacePrologue: The Royal Society Plans a VoyageI Foundations: Pacific Exploration Before Cook1. The World Beyond Europe2. Old Ideas and New Strategies3. Paradise Discovered4. PreparationsII The Discovery of Polynesia5. Tahiti6. Amateur Ethnographers7. In Search of the Southern Continent8. Homeward9. Mr. Banks's VoyageIII Circumnavigating the Antarctic10. To the Antarctic11. Return to Tahiti12. The Second Antarctic Summer13. Island Hopping Across the Pacific14. The Islands of Quiros15. MaiIV The Search for a Northwest Passage16. The "Friendly Islands"17. Mai Returns18. To the Arctic19. Kealakekua Bay20. Cook the HeroV Exploration and Empire: The Legacy of Cook's Voyages21. Exploiting the Pacific: Convicts, Furs, and Breadfruit22. The End of an Era: Vancouver in the PacificReferencesIndex