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Endeavour

Categorie	Ontdekkingsreizen & Expedities
Boeknummer	#376941
Titel	Endeavour. The Story of Captain Cook's first great epic voyage
Auteur	Aughton, Peter
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Cassell & Co
Jaar van uitgave	2002
ISBN10	0304362360
ISBN13	9780304362363
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original brown boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated endpapers, numerous illustrations mostly in colour, 4to.
Samenvatting	This beautifully illustrated book gives a vivid account of life on board the Endeavour and its epic journey into the unknown between 1768 and 1771. Captain James Cook's voyage resulted in the mapping of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. According to the British government -- who wished to deceive the world about its true purpose -- it was merely a scientific expedition to observe the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun, a measurement that could help establish the scale of the universe itself. The real purpose was to find Terra Australis.;Peter Aughton's narrative brings to life the main characters. The reader feels as if he is with Cook, Joseph Banks and his sailors as their ship encounters storm, tempest and the delights of the South Sea Islands.
Pagina's	255
Conditie	Goed — Dust jacket and cover partly discoloured.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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