Captain Cook's Voyages of Discovery:
Cook's three voyages of discovery, which took place between 1768 and
1779, are among the most remarkable achievements in the history of
exploration. Cook charted vast areas of the globe with astonishing
accuracy, and the voyages also made a significant contribution towards
solving some of the great problems of cartography and navigation.
With
crews containing gifted sailors and navigators, as well as botanists,
painters and scientists, Cook provides the link between the speculative,
profit-hungry voyages of the Elizabethan seafarers and the scientific
expeditions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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