| Description |
xi, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin, 2009. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-307) and index. |
| Contents |
Toward the land of the long canoes -- A missing continent -- A French floating bazaar -- Young Nick's day -- The sea of surville -- Two ships went sailing by -- Wild musicians and wilder seas -- Where are all the people? -- In Botany Bay -- Into the coral jaws -- A seductive moon -- In Cook's river-camp -- Kangaru -- A happy puff of wind -- The guns of mourning -- Deadly cloud over java -- Is there war in Europe? -- Two voyages and their ripples -- Postscript: Who was the discoverer? |
| Subject |
Cook, James, 1728-1779.
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Surville, Jean François de, 1717-1770.
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Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Explorers -- France -- Biography.
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Oceania -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Pacific Ocean -- Discovery and exploration -- British.
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Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century.
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| ISBN |
9781566638258 cloth alkaline paper |
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1566638259 cloth alkaline paper |
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