Account of the Voyages Undertaken By the Order of His Present - Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere Volume 2

Klappentext Published in 1773, the three-volume official record of the voyages to the southern hemisphere by Cook, Byron, Wallace and Carteret. Zusammenfassung Published in 1773! this three-volume work proved a bestseller in its day. Taken from journals and including Cook's first voyage to the southern hemisphere! these are the accounts of leading British navigators. Later taken aboard the Beagle with Darwin! this work still speaks to scholars and students of nautical exploration. Inhaltsverzeichnis Captain Cook's voyage, Book I; Captain Cook's voyage, Book II.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Hawkesworth, Hawkesworth John
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9781108065504
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06550-4
• Serie: Print On Demand; Cambridge Library Collection -; Print on demand; Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; HISTORY / Historical Geography, Historical Geography