Description
Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts based on Cook's journals were issued at the time, but it was not until this century that the original journals were published in Beaglehole's definitive edition. The JOURNALS tells the story of these voyages as Cook wanted it to be told, radiating the ambition, courage and skill which enabled him to carry out an unrivalled series of expeditions in dangerous waters.
Author: James R. Cook
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/01/2000
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.38w x 1.22d
ISBN13: 9780140436471
ISBN10: 0140436472
BISAC Categories:
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
Author: James R. Cook
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/01/2000
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.38w x 1.22d
ISBN13: 9780140436471
ISBN10: 0140436472
BISAC Categories:
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
About the Author
James Cook (1728-1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, accurately charting many areas and recording several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time.