Pioneers of the Pacific : Voyages of

"The voyages of Captain Cook marked the end of early European voyages in the Pacific and launched a new era of scientific exploration and commercial and colonial exploitation. Introducing six of Cook's immediate successors in the 'Great South Sea', this book draws together accounts of their voyages with illustrations from a wide range of international sources."--BOOK JACKET.

Nigel Rigby is head of research at the National Maritime Museum, London. Pieter van der Merwe is the National Maritime Museum's general editor. Glyn Williams is emeritus professor of history, University of London.

In the wake of Cook	p. 8
'Gentleman, scholar and seaman' : Arthur Phillip and Australia	p. 22
'The spirit of discovery' : the tragic voyage of Laperouse	p. 42
The trials of Captain Bligh	p. 58
The lost voyage of Alejandro Malaspina	p. 80
'Acquiring a more complete knowledge' : George Vancouver in the North Pacific	p. 96
'An Herculean labour' : Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia	p. 116
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Pioneers of the Pacific : Voyages of Exploration, 1787-1810

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