| The Life Of Captain James Cook Contributor(s): Kitson, Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162699809 ISBN-13: 9781162699806 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Literary Collections - History | Australia & New Zealand - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.83 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On 9th August, Cape Prince of Wales, 65 degrees 46 minutes North, 191 degrees 45 minutes East, was sighted, and they believed it to be the most westerly point of North America. They landed on what, from Heydinger's Chart, was the eastern end of the island of Alaska, but it afterwards was found to be the eastern extremity of Asia. This chart, says Burney, was found "not only to be incorrect but almost unintelligible." The country was very desolate, neither tree nor shrub to be seen, and the inhabitants seemed afraid of their visitors, though not absolutely unfriendly. They were taller and stouter than those on the American side, and their clothing very superior. |
