The age of discovery was at its peak in the eighteenth century, with heroic adventurers charting the furthest reaches of the globe. Foremost among these explorers was navigator and cartographer Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy.
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Title page of PDF version (Ebsco, viewed on September 11, 2013).
Contents
Unknown lands -- Birth and early years -- The mapmaker -- First voyage -- Second voyage -- Third voyage -- Cook's legacy -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Index.