Ships - History, World Travelers/ Globetrotters - Travel Essays & Descriptions, General & Miscellanous Oceanian History, Exploration & Discovery - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
The exploration of the Pacific in the eighteenth century by western Europeans has an enduring fascination for both specialists and a wider public. Within this field, Cook's voyages have a particular appeal: they include exciting elements of danger, scientific investigation, encounters between different cultures. The essays in this volume, the result of a conference held in 1997 by the National Maritime Museum and the Royal Society, take as their point of departure Cook's first voyage in the Endeavour (1768-71); they re-evaluate its political and social context, look at the expectations and outcomes of the event, and focus on the scientific and cultural issues emerging from this and subsequent Pacific voyages.Book Details
Published
June 15, 1999
Publisher
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Boydell Press in association with the National Maritime Museum, 1998.
Pages
206
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780851157214