ISBN: 9781108065504

A bestseller in its day, this three-volume work vividly recounts significant voyages made by Britain''s leading navigators. A prominent figure in London cultural life, John Hawkesworth (c… Meer...

A bestseller in its day, this three-volume work vividly recounts significant voyages made by Britain''s leading navigators. A prominent figure in London cultural life, John Hawkesworth (c.1720-73) was commissioned by the Admiralty to compile, from the captains'' journals, the official record of voyages which included James Cook''s first journey to the South Pacific. Reissued here is the Dublin edition based on the first printing of 1773; a second edition appeared later in the year. Critical opinion was fierce, however, with Hawkesworth accused of impiety, manipulating the original texts and promoting the sexual freedoms of Pacific islanders. Devastated by these attacks, he died the same year. Later taken aboard the Beagle with Darwin, the work still speaks to scholars and students of nautical exploration. Volume 2 presents the first part of Cook''s account of his first voyage, including fascinating descriptions of Tahiti and his mapping of New Zealand. | An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere: Volume 2 | Indigo Chapters Books > History > World History P10103, John Hawkesworth<

2013, ISBN: 1108065503

[EAN: 9781108065504], Neubuch, [PU: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom], Language: English. Brand new Book. A bestseller in its day, this three-volume work vividly recounts signif… Meer...

[EAN: 9781108065504], Neubuch, [PU: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom], Language: English. Brand new Book. A bestseller in its day, this three-volume work vividly recounts significant voyages made by Britain's leading navigators. A prominent figure in London cultural life, John Hawkesworth (c.1720-73) was commissioned by the Admiralty to compile, from the captains' journals, the official record of voyages which included James Cook's first journey to the South Pacific. Reissued here is the Dublin edition based on the first printing of 1773; a second edition appeared later in the year. Critical opinion was fierce, however, with Hawkesworth accused of impiety, manipulating the original texts and promoting the sexual freedoms of Pacific islanders. Devastated by these attacks, he died the same year. Later taken aboard the Beagle with Darwin, the work still speaks to scholars and students of nautical exploration. Volume 2 presents the first part of Cook's account of his first voyage, including fascinating descriptions of Tahiti and his mapping of New Zealand., Books<

ISBN: 9781108065504

Paperback / softback. New. Published in 1773, this three-volume work proved a bestseller in its day. Taken from journals and including Cook's first voyage to the southern hemisphere,… Meer...

Paperback / softback. New. Published in 1773, this three-volume work proved a bestseller in its day. Taken from journals and including Cook's first voyage to the southern hemisphere, these are the accounts of leading British navigators. Later taken aboard the Beagle with Darwin, this work still speaks to scholars and students of nautical exploration., 6<

2013, ISBN: 1108065503

[EAN: 9781108065504], Neubuch, [PU: Cambridge University Press], HISTORY / HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY, Druck auf Anfrage Neuware -Published in 1773, the three-volume official record of the voya… Meer...

[EAN: 9781108065504], Neubuch, [PU: Cambridge University Press], HISTORY / HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY, Druck auf Anfrage Neuware -Published in 1773, the three-volume official record of the voyages to the southern hemisphere by Cook, Byron, Wallace and Carteret. 478 pp. Englisch, Books<

2013, ISBN: 1108065503

Kartoniert / Broschiert HISTORY / Historical Geography, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Cambridge University Press]