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Captain Cook and the Pacific: Art, Exploration and Empire

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Captain Cook and the Pacific: Art, Exploration and Empire - McAleer, John, and Rigby, Nigel
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British Royal Navy Captain James Cook's voyages of exploration across and around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. The expeditions answered key scientific, economic, and geographic questions, and inspired some of the most influential images of the Pacific made by Europeans. Now readers can immerse themselves in the adventure through the collections of London's National Maritime Museum, which illuminate every aspect of the voyages: oil paintings of ...

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Captain Cook and the Pacific: Art, Exploration and Empire 2017, Yale University Press

ISBN-13: 9780300207248

Hardcover