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The Discovery of the Pacific Islands
Author | : Andrew Sharp |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Oceania |
ISBN | : UCSD:31822033756974 |
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Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands
Author | : Max Quanchi,John Robson |
Publsiher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2005-10-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780810865280 |
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The South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were really an exercise in amazing logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. A series on global exploration and discovery would not be complete without this book by Quanchi and Robson. It is ambitious and informative and includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading. There are more than just dry facts in this book. It has a whiff of salt air, the clash of empires, cross-cultural beach encounters and personal adventure.
The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands
Author | : Max Quanchi,John Robson |
Publsiher | : A to Z Guide Series |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Oceania |
ISBN | : 081086830X |
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The long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were an exercise in logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. This ambitious and informative reference includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are cross-referenced entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading.
An Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean
Author | : Alexander Dalrymple |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 1770 |
Genre | : Antarctica |
ISBN | : KBNL:KBNL03000138584 |
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A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean
Author | : William Robert Broughton |
Publsiher | : London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1804 |
Genre | : Discoveries in geography |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044107260341 |
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Pacific Exploration
Author | : Nigel Rigby,Pieter van der Merwe,Glyn Williams |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2018-09-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781472957740 |
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Captain Cook is generally acknowledged as the first great European scientific explorer. His voyage of exploration to the Pacific in HM bark Endeavour, commencing in 1768, lasted almost three years, recorded thousands of miles of uncharted lands and seas – including New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and many Pacific islands – and tested all Cook's skills as a navigator, seaman and leader. His voyages were among the first to take civilian scientists, notably Sir Joseph Banks, and they revealed to European eyes the mysterious and exotic lands, peoples, flora and fauna of the Pacific, never before seen. But while Cook understandably dominates the story of 18th-century Pacific exploration, the achievements of those who followed him on many voyages of science and exploration into the Pacific have been neglected and deprived of the greater attention they deserve. Correcting this imbalance, Pacific Exploration explores the European voyages that continued Cook's work not only of charting but also starting to exploit and control the Pacific. These voyages, by William Bligh, George Vancouver, Matthew Flinders, Malaspina, Lapérouse and Arthur Phillip, span a period that saw Britain becoming the world's leading maritime power, a situation well in place by the time that Charles Darwin's voyage in Fitzroy's Beagle laid the basis of even greater understanding of the development of life on earth. Recounting and illustrating these achievements and legacies using fascinating text and beautiful illustrations and artworks from the period, this book explores topics of scientific discovery, engagement with indigenous peoples, the use of shipboard artists and scientists, the growing professionalism of the hydrographic service, the vessels used and the colonial, commercial and imperial contexts of the voyages.
The Pacific Islands
Author | : Paul Dichter |
Publsiher | : Lerner Publications (Tm) |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2018-08 |
Genre | : Islands of the Pacific |
ISBN | : 9781541532588 |
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Welcome to the Pacific Islands! Join Moana, her friends, and her family as you explore the history, culture, and stories of these great islands.
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean
Author | : George Vancouver |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1801 |
Genre | : Arctic regions |
ISBN | : UOM:39015073767595 |
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