Captain Cook's voyages around the world / written by Andrzej Czechowicz, James Loftus & George Becker
- Bib ID:
- 8670520
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Czechowicz, Andrzej, author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit
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- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available online
- Description:
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- Hackney, S.A. : Miller Library, St Peter's College, 2021
- ©2021
- 1 online resource : colour illustrations, colour facsimiles, colour map, colour portraits.
- File Characteristics:
- text file EPUB 103.3MB
- Series:
- Miller Library Rare and Early Imprints Collection ; 2.
- Summary:
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"Primarily a compilation of Captain Cook's journals from his three voyages, the book also includes accounts of the voyages undertaken by earlier explorers, namely Sir Francis Drake, George Anson, John Byron, Samuel Wallis, Philip Carteret, and Lord Mulgrave. Complimented by 124 full-page plates and 31 maps, this comprehensive compendium contains over one million words." -- Provided by the publisher.
This book provides brief information about, the officially titled, A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing a new, authentic, entertaining, instructive, full and complete historical account of Captain Cook's first, second, third and last voyages, undertaken by order of his present majesty, for making new discoveries in geography, navigation, astronomy, &c. In the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, &c. &c. &c. (shortened to Voyages Round the World). It provides brief information about the book's images and how it was donated to the Library. Also contains brief information about Captain James Cook.
- Notes:
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- Designed by Katherine Hicks.
- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Genre/Form:
- Electronic books
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- Terms of Use:
- Licensed under Creative Commons. Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2021
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