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The voyages of Captain Cook
- Title
- The voyages of Captain Cook / Rex and Thea Rienits.
- Author
- Rienits, Rex.
- Publication
- London : P. Hamlyn, ©1968.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | G246.C7 R5 1968q Oversize | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Rienits, Thea.
- Description
- 157 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 30 cm
- Summary
- Illustrated life of Cook through his travels; first voyage, 1768-1771, brief references to encounters with natives at Botany Bay, appearance, body decoration, weapons; Endeavour R. natives met, Cooks opinion quoted; third voyage, 1776-1780, Van Diemens Land natives (Adventure Bay), clothing and appearance, diet; plates include sketches made at Botany Bay (canoes, weapons, body markings), painted shield from Endeavour R., portraits of Adventure Bay natives.
- Subject
- Cook, James, 1728-1779 > Travel
- Cook, James, 1728-1779
- Explorers > Great Britain > Biography
- Voyages around the world
- Discoveries in geography > British
- Body > Decoration
- Costume and clothing
- Settlement and contacts > Explorers
- Health status > Nutrition
- Transport > Water > Canoes
- Weapons > Shields
- Explorers
- Travel
- Viagens E Exploracoes
- Pacific Area > Discovery and exploration > British
- Endeavour River (Qld SE Cape York SD55-13)
- Botany Bay (S Sydney NSW SI56-05)
- Adventure Bay (SE Tas SK55-08)
- Great Britain
- Pacific Area
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Note
- Illus. on lining papers.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references to New Zealand.
- Contents
- Prelude -- The first voyage 1768-1771 -- The second voyage 1772-1775 -- The third voyage 1776-1780 -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 0600006190
- 9780600006190
- LCCN
- 78383608
- OCLC
- ocm00043456
- 43456
- SCSB-192969
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library