Exploring the Pacific
by Vail, Martha
Full-color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the history and exploration of the Pacific regions, covering early Pacific navigation, culture and art of the people, and famous explorers who helped to colonized the various islands.
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- Full title :Exploring the Pacific / Martha Vail ; John S. Bowman and Maurice Isserman, general editors.
Summary
Full-color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the history and exploration of the Pacific regions, covering early Pacific navigation, culture and art of the people, and famous explorers who helped to colonized the various islands.
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- Publication Date:©2010.
- Edition:Rev. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Chelsea House
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:120 pages : : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781604131970, 1604131977
- oclc:ocn290489468
- LC Classification:DU19
- Dewey Decimal:919.04
Table of Contents
"Tide beating heart of the earth" -- The first Pacific explorers -- Europeans encounter the Pacific, from east and west -- The Spanish in the Pacific -- Exploration in the service of commerce -- Exploration in the service of empire -- James Cook explores the Pacific -- Science and empire.
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