Pacific Exploration: Voyages of Discovery from Captain Cook's Endeavour to the Beagle

by Pieter Van der Merwe, Glyn Williams, Nigel Rigby

Book Overview

Captain Cook is generally acknowledged as the first great European scientific explorer. Despite his ordinary roots, he rose through the ranks to become a remarkable officer. On May 27, 1768, Cook, then just a Royal Naval lieutenant, took command of HM bark Endeavour. Its voyage of exploration to the Pacific would last almost three years, record thousands of miles of uncharted lands and seas--including New Zealand, the east coast of Australia...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472957733
• ISBN13: 9781472957733
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.5"