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The Journals of Captain Cook
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Artikel-Nr:
9780140436471
Veröffentl:
1999
Erscheinungsdatum:
02.09.1999
Seiten:
688
Autor:
Captain James Cook
Gewicht:
456 g
Format:
198x131x37 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Captain James Cook (1728-79) was born in Yorkshire and after an apprenticeship at a shipowners, joined the navy in 1755. Philip Edwards (now retired) has been a professor of English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and the universities of Liverpool and Essex. He has written widely on Shakespeare and on the literature of voyages.
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.
List of maps
General Introduction
The First Voyage, 1768-1771
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
The Second Voyage, 1772-1775
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
The Third Voyage, 1776-1780
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
Postscript: The Death of Cook
Glossary
Index of Persons
Index of Places
Location Maps
General Introduction
The First Voyage, 1768-1771
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
The Second Voyage, 1772-1775
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
The Third Voyage, 1776-1780
Voyage Maps
Introduction
Journal
Postscript: The Death of Cook
Glossary
Index of Persons
Index of Places
Location Maps