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Captain Cook’s World : Maps Of The Life And Voyages Of James Cook R.N.

Title
- Maps Of The Life And Voyages Of James Cook R.N
Attribution
maps and text by John Robson
Publication Details
Book, University of Washington Press, 2000
Availability
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) G420.C65 R63 2000 AVAILABLE
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Description
A set of 128 specially drawn maps and accompanying text give a detailed overview of his life, including his early years in England, his time in the North Sea coal trade and with the Royal Navy in Canada, and his three great voyages around the world in HMB Endeavour and HMS Resolution. Based on meticulous scholarship but aimed at a general audience, Captain Cook’s World is a fascinating and accessible record of Cook’s life and travels. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
Author
- Robson, John
Subject
- Cook, James, — 1728-1779 — Travel
- Voyages around the world — Maps
ISBN
- 0295980192
- 9780295980195
Open Library ID
- /b/OL9337501M