The Voyages of Captain Cook - Couverture souple

Cook, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1840221003 ISBN 13 : 9781840221008

Editeur : Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Cook's three voyages of discovery, which took place between 1768 and 1779, are among the most remarkable achievements in the history of exploration. Cook charted vast areas of the globe with astonishing accuracy, and the voyages also made a significant contribution towards solving some of the great problems of cartography and navigation. With crews containing gifted sailors and navigators, as well as botanists, painters and scientists, Cook provides the link between the speculative, profit-hungry voyages of the Elizabethan seafarers and the scientific expeditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Edited by John Barrow this Wordsworth includes an exclusive Introduction by Simon Marshall.

Cook's three voyages of discovery, which took place between 1768 and 1779, are among the most remarkable achievements in the history of exploration. Cook charted vast areas of the globe with astonishing accuracy, and the voyages also made a significant contribution towards solving some of the great problems of cartography and navigation.

With crews containing gifted sailors and navigators, as well as botanists, painters and scientists, Cook provides the link between the speculative, profit-hungry voyages of the Elizabethan seafarers and the scientific expeditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1840221003
• ISBN 13: 9781840221008
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Éditeur: Barrow Sir John
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• Personne responsable: non disponible