| Synopsis: |
Kerr's Voyages 4 covers the Southern Hemisphere. It provides a rich collection of voyages by Captain James Cook, together with voyages of discovery in the Southern Oceans by other key figures such as Commodore Byron, and captains Wallis, Carteret, Clerke and Gore. The accounts of Cook's voyages are particularly detailed, accurate and informative, and contain descriptions of the many islands and countries discovered and detail of the inhabitants, their customs, beliefs and languages. They include information and detail not found in some of the more celebrated works. Voyages around the Cape of Good Hope, encounters with the natives of Tierra del Fuego, the search for a Southern Continent, the discovery of New Caledonia, human sacrifice in the Sandwich Islands, as well as tales of the many incidents and skirmishes that befell the ships and their crews, make this set an especially engaging and informative collection. With an extensive new Introduction by Glyn Williams, one of the leading experts on Captain Cook and his contemporaries, this new edition will be welcome by researchers and Cook enthusiasts alike. |