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Author:

Cook, James, 1728-1779.

Title:

The explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific : as told by selections of his journals, 1768-1779 / edited by A. Grenfell Price ; illustrated by Geoffrey C. Ingleton.

Publisher:

Ltd. Editions Club,

Copyright Date:

1957

Description:

xii, 296 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Voyages around the world.
Cook, James,--1728-1779--Diaries.
Voyages around the world--Early works to 1800.
Oceania--Discovery and exploration.
Expeditions--Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Ocean.

Other Authors:

Price, A. Grenfell (Archibald Grenfell), 1892-1977.
Limited Editions Club.

Notes:

"Fifteen hundred copies of this edition ... were printed."

Contents:

man and his achievements. ch. 20. The Ocean problems of the 18th century -- ch. 2. Cooks' early life and career -- The first voyage, 1768-1771 -- ch. 3. Preparations and instructions -- ch. 4. Tahiti, 1769 -- ch. 5. New Zealand, 1769-70 -- ch. 6. Eastern Australia, 1770 -- ch. 7. The voyage concluded -- The second voyage, 1772-1775 -- ch. 8. Seeking the southern continent -- ch. 9. The Antarctic, 1772-3 -- ch. 10. Searching the Pacific, 1773 -- ch. 11. The Antarctic, 1773-4 -- ch. 12. Searching the Pacific, 1774 -- ch. 13. The Antarctic and home, 1774-5 -- ch. 14. Cook honoured in England -- The third voyage, 1776-1780 -- ch. 15. Preparations and instructions -- ch. 16. The central Pacific -- ch. 17. The discovery of Hawaii, 1778 -- ch. 18. The north American coast -- ch. 19. The death of James Cook -- Conclusion -- ch. 20. The man and his achievements.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)2573916

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)