Exploration and Exchange - A South Seas Anthology, 1680-1900

Summary

This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Lamb
• Assisted by: Jonathan Lamb (Editor), Lamb Jonathan (Editor), Vanessa Smith (Editor), Smith Vanessa (Editor), Nicholas Thomas (Editor), Thomas Nicholas (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2001
• EAN: 9780226468464
• ISBN: 978-0-226-46846-4
• No. of pages: 359
• Dimensions: 15 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 539 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY / Oceania, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, maritime history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Australasian & Pacific history, Geographical discovery and exploration, C 1600 To C 1700, Classic Travel Writing, Australasian and Pacific history, C 1700 To C 1800, Oceania