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THE THREE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ROUND THE WORLD
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Volume: |
Volume 1 |
By: |
James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, John Hawkesworth |
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Paperback |
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£32.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1108084753 |
ISBN 13: |
9781108084758 |
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Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
Pub. date: |
31 July, 2015 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration |
Pages: |
426 |
Description: |
This seven-volume illustrated edition of James Cook's journals, originally published in 1821, brings together these celebrated writings in an attractive format. |
Synopsis: |
During Charles Darwin's 1831-6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified). This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes 1 and 2 cover the first Pacific voyage of James Cook (1728-79), the object of which was to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti. The text replicates the version published in 1773 by John Hawkesworth (1715-73) as part of a collection of 'Voyages ...in the Southern Hemisphere', which interwove Cook's account with botanical and ethnographical notes by the ship's naturalist, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). The journals were only published separately much later: Cook's in 1893 (ed. Wharton) and Banks' in 1896 (ed. Hooker); both are also available. Volume 1 narrates the voyage to Tahiti, the observations there, and the explorers' first impressions of New Zealand. |
Illustrations: |
6 b/w illus. 1 map |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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