Transit of Venus - Travels in the Pacific

With the potent myths of the Pacific Ocean in mind, Julian Evans journeys ever deeper into a world of gin-clear lagoons, palms, and sand, in search of both remnants of the fabulous kingdoms of the nineteenth-century European imagination and their twe

Summary

The Pacific Ocean calls to mind a world of fabulous kingdoms and noble savages, guiltfreesex and gin-clear lagoons, and a perfect idleness fed by lush fruits and fish-rich seas.Ever since Captain Cook first went to Tahiti in 1769 to observe the transit of Venus acrossthe sun, this dream of the Pacific has not lost its force.

Product details

• Authors: Evans, Julian Evans
• Publisher: Eland Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2014
• EAN: 9781780600536
• ISBN: 978-1-78060-053-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Subject: Travel > Travel guides > Australia, New Zealand, Oceania