Captain Cook's World : Maps of the Life and Voyages of James Cook R.N.

Robson John

ISBN 10: 1861761813 / ISBN 13: 9781861761811

Published by Chatham Publishing, 2001

About this Item

128 charts plus explanatory text showing in detail all the voyages of the great explorer. 212pp. VG clean copy in dust wrapper.

Seller Inventory # 021360

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Captain Cook's World : Maps of the Life and Voyages of James Cook R.N.
• Publisher: Chatham Publishing
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861761813
• ISBN 13: 9781861761811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: VG
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel

About this title

Synopsis

James Cook - sailor, surveyor, cartographer and explorer - was born in Whitby in 1728 and died in Hawaii in 1779. In the course of his life he sailed into every ocean and was one of the first English explorers, in some cases the first, to set foot on most of the world's major continents; he was the first to cross both the Arctic and Antarctic circles. Like Nelson, he has acquired iconic status and his ships - Endeavour and Resolution - are as well known as Victory. "Captain Cook' World" is an atlas which maps the life and voyages of this celebrated explorer. A set of 128 specially-drawn charts, with their accompanying texts, trace his life from his childhood in Yorkshire, through his time in the North Sea coal trade, his days with the Royal Navy in Canada, and his three great voyages around the world in Endeavour and Resolution. Included on the maps are the locations visited, named and charted by Cook, the routes of his voyages, and the sites that have been marked in his honour. Introductions to the voyages and lengthy captions to the maps tell the story in narrative form.

About the Author

John Robson is a librarian at the University of Waikato and an active member of the Captain Cook Study Unit and the Cook Society.