[Volume 6] The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World
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Date: 1821
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Over the course of his three voyages, Captain James Cook sailed thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in greater detail and scale not previously charted by Western explorers.
As he progressed in his voyages of discovery, he surveyed and named features, and recorded islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage, and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions.
Cook was attacked and killed in 1779 during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific while attempting to kidnap Hawaiian chief in order to reclaim a cutter stolen from one of his ships. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge which influenced his successors well into the 20th century, and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him.
Publisher: London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
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Date Added: 2019-06-01
Cook, James. The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 6. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. 1821.
Cook, James (1821) The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 6. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown.
Cook, James, The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World Vol. 6. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. 1821.
