Captain Cook and the Pacific: Art, Exploration and Empire

by John McAleer and Nigel Rigby

British Royal Navy Captain James Cook's voyages of exploration across and around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. The expeditions answered key scientific, economic, and geographic questions, and inspired some of the most influential images of the Pacific made by Europeans. Now readers can immerse themselves in the adventure through the collections of London's National Maritime...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300207247
• ISBN13: 9780300207248
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 10.3"