In the Wake of Cook: Exploration in the Pacific, 1779-1850

Nigel Rigby; Pieter Van Der Merwe

ISBN 10: 0948065559 / ISBN 13: 9780948065552

Published by National Maritime Museum, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Wake of Cook: Exploration in the Pacific, 1779-1850
• Publisher: National Maritime Museum
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948065559
• ISBN 13: 9780948065552
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 23 ounces

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Synopsis

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. In the Wake of Cook 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. The book will explore the following themes: the legacies of Cook, encounters with indigenous peoples, the growing professionalism of the hydro-graphic service, the types of ship used, artists and scientists on the voyages of exploration, and the colonial, commercial and imperial contexts of the voyages.