The Voyages Of Captain Cook Around The World All 7 Volumes

This edition contains the descriptions of the three voyages of Captain Cook, which resulted in the complete round-the-world expedition. Captain and his team were the first Europeans to meet the indigenous people of Australia and Oceania. Captain Cook took a great interest in the locals' style of life and customs. Thus, the book doesn't just present an account of one of the most daring sea expeditions in history but also impressions of the first encounter of seamen with the people of unknown worlds and places.

This edition contains the descriptions of the three voyages of Captain Cook, which resulted in the complete round-the-world expedition. Captain and his team were the first Europeans to meet the indigenous people of Australia and Oceania. Captain Cook took a great interest in the locals' style of life and customs. Thus, the book doesn't just present an account of one of the most daring sea expeditions in history but also impressions of the first encounter of seamen with the people of unknown worlds and places.

Reproduction of the original: The Three Voyages of Captain Cook round the World by James Cook, Joseph Banks, Dr. Hawkesworth

James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, most famous for discovering Australia and New Zealand. He made three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and Australia. In the journal of his first voyage, presented here, Captain James Cook describes his route from England to South Africa and then his discovery of New Zealand, the trip around New Zealand, and the discovery of the eastern coast of Australia.