Pacific Islands: James Cook Voyages

Assouline's coffee table book "Pacific Islands: James Cook Voyages" takes readers on an unforgettable journey to the world's most extraordinary travel destinations in the Pacific Islands. In the book, readers discover through Nicholas Thomas, professor of historical anthropology and director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, what the Pacifics have to offer and why you should go there. 

During three extraordinary expeditions, British Captain James Cook (1728-1779) became the first European to chart the coasts of the main islands of New Zealand and eastern Australia; he visited or revisited numerous islands, including Tahiti and the islands of Tonga, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Hawaiian archipelago. More than 100,000 miles were sailed aboard the expeditions' three ships, the Endeavour, the Resolution and the Adventure, which were the first to circumnavigate and map both the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

Assouline's coffee-table book "Pacific Islands: James Cook Voyages" explores the breathtaking landscapes, fauna and flora of places considered today some of the world's most extraordinary travel destinations. The entire flora and fauna of Australia, as well as hundreds of other new species from other parts of the Pacific, were first documented in the eighteenth century. The natural wonders and culture of the inhabitants of the South Pacific, along with landscapes where turquoise seas give way to dense forests and snow-capped mountain peaks, take readers on a journey through the age of exploration.

Specifications
Title: Pacific Islands: James Cook Voyages
Author: Nicholas Thomas
Publisher: Assouline
Size: 250 x 330 x 50 mm
Size: 336 pages
Weight: 3,098 kg
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781649806154

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