Author: James K. Barnett
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ISBN: 9780874223576
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Maritime historian James K. Barnett discovered extraordinary journals and paintings of Captain James Cook's demanding final voyage languishing in Australian archives. Expedition artist John Webber and two young officers"Discovery" first lieutenant James Burney, and "Resolution" Master's Mate Henry Roberts--offer remarkable eyewitness accounts of initial European contact, the first reasonably accurate maps of North America's west coast, the earliest comprehensive report from the Bering Sea ice pack, and portrayals of the celebrated mariner's dramatic death at Kealakekua Bay. Particularly astonishing for depictions of landings along Hawaii, Vancouver Island, and Alaska, Barnett adds context and commentary to complete the story.
Captain Cook's Final Voyage
Author: James K. Barnett
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ISBN: 9780874223576
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Maritime historian James K. Barnett discovered extraordinary journals and paintings of Captain James Cook's demanding final voyage languishing in Australian archives. Expedition artist John Webber and two young officers"Discovery" first lieutenant James Burney, and "Resolution" Master's Mate Henry Roberts--offer remarkable eyewitness accounts of initial European contact, the first reasonably accurate maps of North America's west coast, the earliest comprehensive report from the Bering Sea ice pack, and portrayals of the celebrated mariner's dramatic death at Kealakekua Bay. Particularly astonishing for depictions of landings along Hawaii, Vancouver Island, and Alaska, Barnett adds context and commentary to complete the story.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780874223576
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Maritime historian James K. Barnett discovered extraordinary journals and paintings of Captain James Cook's demanding final voyage languishing in Australian archives. Expedition artist John Webber and two young officers"Discovery" first lieutenant James Burney, and "Resolution" Master's Mate Henry Roberts--offer remarkable eyewitness accounts of initial European contact, the first reasonably accurate maps of North America's west coast, the earliest comprehensive report from the Bering Sea ice pack, and portrayals of the celebrated mariner's dramatic death at Kealakekua Bay. Particularly astonishing for depictions of landings along Hawaii, Vancouver Island, and Alaska, Barnett adds context and commentary to complete the story.
United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 654
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Journal
Author: Military Service Institution of the United States
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Army, Navy, Air Force Journal & Register
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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The Internal Revenue Record and Customs Journal
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Category : Customs administration
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Category : Customs administration
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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The Quarterly Journal of the New York State Historical Association
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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Journals of the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Ireland
Author: Ireland. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 750
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The Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 892
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 892
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The Journal of the American Medical Association
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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