The Cook Voyage Encounters: The Cook Voyage Collections Te Papa

by Janet Davidson

Almost 250 years after James Cook first sighted Aotearoa, New Zealand in October 1769, there is still world-wide interest in all aspects of his three voyages of exploration in the Pacific between 1768 and 1779, including discovery by Europeans, astronomy, natural science, and interactions with indigenous communities. For many people, the "artificial curiosities"-works of human manufacture from exotic locations-collected on these voyages by Cook himself...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0994136285
• ISBN13: 9780994136282
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Te Papa Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.2" x 10.2"