Pioneers of the Pacific: Voyages of Exploration 1787 - 1810
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Pioneers of the Pacific: Voyages of Exploration 1787 - 1810
By (Author) Nigel Rigby
By (author) Van Der Merwe
UWA Publishing
University of Western Australia Press
1st November 2005
Australia
Classifications
Physical Properties
Hardback
144
Width 246mm, Height 189mm
670g
Description
The figure of Captain Cook understandably dominates the story of Pacific exploration, but one of the effects of his fame has been that the many voyages of science and exploration following him to the Pacific have not received the attention they have deserved, especially in Britain. Pioneers of the Pacific aims to correct this imbalance through the voyages of exploration that continued Cook's work of charting the Pacific. These voyages, by William Bligh, George Vancouver, Matthew Flinders, La Perouse and Arthur Phillip, span a time that saw Britain become the world's leading maritime power.
