| The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook round the World - Volume 2 Contributor(s): Cook, James (Author), Banks, Joseph (Author), Hawkesworth, John (Compiled by) |
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ISBN: 1108084761 ISBN-13: 9781108084765 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | Historical Geography - Travel |
| Dewey: 910.92 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.07 lbs) 382 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During Charles Darwin's 1831-6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified). This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes 1 and 2 cover the first Pacific voyage of James Cook (1728-79), the object of which was to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti. The text replicates the version published in 1773 by John Hawkesworth (1715-73) as part of a collection of 'Voyages ... in the Southern Hemisphere', which interwove Cook's account with botanical and ethnographical notes by the ship's naturalist, Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). The journals were only published separately much later: Cook's in 1893 (ed. Wharton) and Banks' in 1896 (ed. Hooker); both are also available. Volume 2 focuses on New Zealand, Australia, and the explorers' return via Indonesia. |