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Pacific Exploration

Author : Nigel Rigby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472957717
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Pacific Exploration written by Nigel Rigby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Cook is generally acknowledged as the first great European scientific explorer. His voyage of exploration to the Pacific in HM bark Endeavour, commencing in 1768, lasted almost three years, recorded thousands of miles of uncharted lands and seas – including New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and many Pacific islands – and tested all Cook's skills as a navigator, seaman and leader. His voyages were among the first to take civilian scientists, notably Sir Joseph Banks, and they revealed to European eyes the mysterious and exotic lands, peoples, flora and fauna of the Pacific, never before seen. But while Cook understandably dominates the story of 18th-century Pacific exploration, the achievements of those who followed him on many voyages of science and exploration into the Pacific have been neglected and deprived of the greater attention they deserve. Correcting this imbalance, Pacific Exploration explores the European voyages that continued Cook's work not only of charting but also starting to exploit and control the Pacific. These voyages, by William Bligh, George Vancouver, Matthew Flinders, Malaspina, Lapérouse and Arthur Phillip, span a period that saw Britain becoming the world's leading maritime power, a situation well in place by the time that Charles Darwin's voyage in Fitzroy's Beagle laid the basis of even greater understanding of the development of life on earth. Recounting and illustrating these achievements and legacies using fascinating text and beautiful illustrations and artworks from the period, this book explores topics of scientific discovery, engagement with indigenous peoples, the use of shipboard artists and scientists, the growing professionalism of the hydrographic service, the vessels used and the colonial, commercial and imperial contexts of the voyages.

Pacific Exploration

Author : Nigel Rigby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472957741
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Pacific Exploration written by Nigel Rigby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Cook is generally acknowledged as the first great European scientific explorer. His voyage of exploration to the Pacific in HM bark Endeavour, commencing in 1768, lasted almost three years, recorded thousands of miles of uncharted lands and seas – including New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and many Pacific islands – and tested all Cook's skills as a navigator, seaman and leader. His voyages were among the first to take civilian scientists, notably Sir Joseph Banks, and they revealed to European eyes the mysterious and exotic lands, peoples, flora and fauna of the Pacific, never before seen. But while Cook understandably dominates the story of 18th-century Pacific exploration, the achievements of those who followed him on many voyages of science and exploration into the Pacific have been neglected and deprived of the greater attention they deserve. Correcting this imbalance, Pacific Exploration explores the European voyages that continued Cook's work not only of charting but also starting to exploit and control the Pacific. These voyages, by William Bligh, George Vancouver, Matthew Flinders, Malaspina, Lapérouse and Arthur Phillip, span a period that saw Britain becoming the world's leading maritime power, a situation well in place by the time that Charles Darwin's voyage in Fitzroy's Beagle laid the basis of even greater understanding of the development of life on earth. Recounting and illustrating these achievements and legacies using fascinating text and beautiful illustrations and artworks from the period, this book explores topics of scientific discovery, engagement with indigenous peoples, the use of shipboard artists and scientists, the growing professionalism of the hydrographic service, the vessels used and the colonial, commercial and imperial contexts of the voyages.

The Exploration of the Pacific

Author : J. C. Beaglehole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780804703116
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Exploration of the Pacific written by J. C. Beaglehole and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific

Author : Geoffrey Irwin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521476515
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (765 download)

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Book Synopsis The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific by : Geoffrey Irwin

Download or read book The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific written by Geoffrey Irwin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exploration and colonisation of the Pacific is a remarkable episode of human prehistory. Early sea-going explorers had no prior knowledge of Pacific geography, no documents to record their route, no metal, no instruments for measuring time and none for exploration. Forty years of modern archaeology, experimental voyages in rafts, and computer simulations of voyages have produced an enormous range of literature on this controversial and mysterious subject. This book represents a major advance in knowledge of the settlement of the Pacific by suggesting that exploration was rapid and purposeful, undertaken systematically, and that navigation methods progressively improved. Using an innovative model to establish a detailed theory of navigation, Geoffrey Irwin claims that rather than sailing randomly downwind in search of the unknown, Pacific Islanders expanded settlement by the cautious strategy of exploring upwind, so as to ease their safe return. The author has tested this hypothesis against the chronological data from archaeological investigation, with a computer simulation of demographic and exploration patterns and by sailing throughout the region himself.

Enlightenment and Exploration in the North Pacific, 1741-1805

Author : Cook Inlet Historical Society
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295975832
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Enlightenment and Exploration in the North Pacific, 1741-1805 written by Cook Inlet Historical Society and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saluting an era of adventure and knowledge seeking, fifteen original essays consider the motivations of European explorers of the Pacific, the science and technology of 18th-century exploration, and the significance of Spanish, French, and British voyages. Among the topics discussed are the quest by enlightenment scientists for new species of plant and animal life, and their fascination with Native cultures; advances in shipbuilding, navigation, medicine, and diet that made extended voyages possible; and the lasting significance of the explorers’ collections, artworks, and journals.

Science and Exploration in the Pacific

Author : Margarette Lincoln
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 9780851158365
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (583 download)

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Book Synopsis Science and Exploration in the Pacific by : Margarette Lincoln

Download or read book Science and Exploration in the Pacific written by Margarette Lincoln and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 1998 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains studies of scientific and cultural discoveries made on Cook's 1768-7 voyage to the South Sea in Endeavour, and issues emerging from this and successive Pacific voyages.

Background to Discovery

Author : Derek Howse
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520357590
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Background to Discovery written by Derek Howse and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background to Discovery recounts the great voyages of discovery, from Dampier to Cook, that excited such fervent political and popular interest in eighteenth-century Europe. Perhaps this book's greatest strength lies in its remarkable synthesis of both the achievements of European maritime exploration and the political, economic, and scientific motives behind it. Writing essays on the literary and artistic response to the voyages as well, the contributors collectively provide a rich source for historians, geographers, and anyone interested in the history of voyage and travel. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1990.

Science, Empire and the European Exploration of the Pacific

Author : Tony Ballantyne
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351901818
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Science, Empire and the European Exploration of the Pacific written by Tony Ballantyne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays assesses the interrelationship between exploration, empire-building and science in the opening up of the Pacific Ocean by Europeans between the early 16th and mid-19th century. It explores both the role of various sciences in enabling European imperial projects in the region, and how the exploration of the Pacific in turn shaped emergent scientific disciplines and their claims to authority within Europe. Drawing on a range of disciplines (from the history of science to geography, imperial history to literary criticism), this volume examines the place of science in cross-cultural encounters, the history of cartography in Oceania, shifting understandings of race and cultural difference in the Pacific, and the place of ships, books and instruments in the culture of science. It reveals the exchanges and networks that connected British, French, Spanish and Russian scientific traditions, even in the midst of imperial competition, and the ways in which findings in diverse fields, from cartography to zoology, botany to anthropology, were disseminated and crafted into an increasingly coherent image of the Pacific, its resources, peoples, and histories. This is a significant body of scholarship that offers many important insights for anthropologists and geographers, as well as for historians of science and European imperialism.

Lost Paradise

Author : Ian Cameron
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Lost Paradise written by Ian Cameron and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1987 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Enlightenment and Exploration in the North Pacific, 1741-1805

Author : Stephen W. Haycox
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295806850
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Enlightenment and Exploration in the North Pacific, 1741-1805 written by Stephen W. Haycox and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saluting an era of adventure and knowledge seeking, fifteen original essays consider the motivations of European explorers of the Pacific, the science and technology of 18th-century exploration, and the significance of Spanish, French, and British voyages. Among the topics discussed are the quest by enlightenment scientists for new species of plant and animal life, and their fascination with Native cultures; advances in shipbuilding, navigation, medicine, and diet that made extended voyages possible; and the lasting significance of the explorers’ collections, artworks, and journals.

Exploring the Pacific

Author : Martha Vail
Publisher : Facts on File
ISBN 13 : 9780816052585
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Pacific written by Martha Vail and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2005 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interesting topics Include: Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales; Chinese porcelain; The crusades; The hajj; Medieval monsters; The Norse sagas; The search for spices; Sir John Mandeville's Travels.

Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands

Author : Max Quanchi
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810865289
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands by : Max Quanchi

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands written by Max Quanchi and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Seas, as this region used to be called, conjured up images of adventure, belles and savages, romance and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were really an exercise in amazing logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. A series on global exploration and discovery would not be complete without this book by Quanchi and Robson. It is ambitious and informative and includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading. There are more than just dry facts in this book. It has a whiff of salt air, the clash of empires, cross-cultural beach encounters and personal adventure.

Voyages of Discovery

Author : Lynne Withey
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520065646
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Voyages of Discovery written by Lynne Withey and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989-01-18 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makes use of recent scholarship in such disciplines as history, anthropology, art history, and literary criticism to place Captain James Cook in the broader context of Pacific exploration.

The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands

Author : Max Quanchi
Publisher : A to Z Guide Series
ISBN 13 : 9780810868304
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands written by Max Quanchi and published by A to Z Guide Series. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were an exercise in logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. This ambitious and informative reference includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are cross-referenced entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading.

James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific

Author : Charles J. Shields
Publisher : Chelsea House Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780791064221
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific written by Charles J. Shields and published by Chelsea House Pub. This book was released on 2001-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life of explorer James Cook, focusing on his expeditions through the Pacific Ocean, exploring Tahiti, Australia, and New Zealand.

Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest

Author : Bruce Norman Bjornstad
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030530434
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Ice Age Floodscapes of the Pacific Northwest written by Bruce Norman Bjornstad and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heavily illustrated book contains descriptions and geologic interpretations of photographs (mostly aerial) illustrating the power and magnitude of repeated Ice Age flooding in the Pacific Northwest, as recently as 14,000 years ago. The scale of Ice Age floods was so huge that today it is often difficult to see and appreciate the power and magnitude of such megafloods from ground level. However, from the air, landforms created by the floods often come into clear focus. Aerial images, obtained via unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) as well as fixed-wing airplane, add a new perspective on evidence gathered by dozens of scientists since 1923.

Maritime Exploration in the Age of Discovery, 1415-1800

Author : Ronald S. Love
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313086818
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Maritime Exploration in the Age of Discovery, 1415-1800 written by Ronald S. Love and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite earlier naval expeditions undertaken for reasons of diplomacy or trade, it wasn't until the early 1400s that European maritime explorers established sea routes through most of the globe's inhabited regions, uniting a divided earth into a single system of navigation. From the early Portuguese and Spanish quests for gold and glory, to later scientific explorations of land and culture, this new understanding of the world's geography created global trade, built empires, defined taste and alliances of power, and began the journey toward the cultural, political, and economic globalization in which we live today. Ronald Love's engaging narrative chapters guide the reader from Marco Polo's exploration of the Mongol empire to Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe, the search for a Northern Passage, Henry Hudson's voyage to Greenland, the discovery of Tahiti, the perils of scurvy, mutiny, and warring empires, and the eventual extension of Western influence into almost every corner of the globe. Biographies and primary documents round out the work.