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The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook round the World 7 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration)
The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook round the World 7 Volume Set - Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
Author: James Cook, Joseph Banks, John Hawkesworth, George Forster, James King
During Charles Darwin's 1831-6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board library included 'Cook's voyages'. This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative of the versions available in the early nineteenth century. Volumes 1-2 cover the first Pacific voyage of James Cook (1728-79), to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti. Th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781108084826
ISBN-10: 1108084826
Publication Date: 6/30/2015
Pages: 3,030
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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