Captain James Cook and His Times
by Fisher, Robin, and Johnston, Hugh J. M. (Edited by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0295956542
- ISBN 13
- 9780295956541
- Seller
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About This Item
Seatlle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1979. Cloth, 278 pages, illustrations, figure; 24 cm. Map on lining papers. Twelve papers from a conference on Captain Cook's explorations held at Simon Fraser University in 1978. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Dust jacket with light edgewear. CONTENTS: New geographical perspectives and the emergence of the romantic imagination; A presiding genius of exploration: Banks, Cook and empire, 1767-1805; Alexander Dalrymple and Captain cook: the creative interplay of two careers; Myth and reality: James Cook and the theoretical geography of Northwest America; Cook and the Nootka; The Spanish reaction to Cook's third voyage; Cook's reputation in Russia; Medical aspects and consequences of Cook's voyages; Cook's posthumous reputation; The artistic bequest of Captain Cook's voyages.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
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- Title
- Captain James Cook and His Times
- Author
- Fisher, Robin, and Johnston, Hugh J. M. (Edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0295956542
- ISBN 13
- 9780295956541
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Place of Publication
- Seatlle, WA
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pacific / Oceanic, Aboriginal; Pacific / Australia & New Zealand;
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