Pioneers of the Pacific : Voyages of Exploration, 1787 - 1810
Author(s): Nigel Rigby et al
The figure of Captain Cook understandably dominates the story of Pacific exploration, but one of the effects of his fame has been that the many voyages of science and exploration following him to the Pacific have not received the attention they have deserved, especially in Britain. Pioneers of the Pacific aims to correct this imbalance through the voyages of exploration that continued Cook
2005. A fine copy with a previous owners bookplate on the front pastedown. The d/w is also fine.
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General Fields
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- : UWA Publishing
- : UWAP
- : 27 January 2024
- : 250x200mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Colour photographs
- : 144pp
- : 910.92
- : Hardback
- : Nigel Rigby et al