Enlightenment and Exploration in the North Pacific 1741-1805
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 eighteenth-century exploration, and the significance of Spanish, French, and British voyages. Among the topics discussed are the...
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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 eighteenth-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, artwork, and journals.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780295975832 (0295975830)
Publish date: May 1st 1997
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Edition language: English
This is a series of essays by experts from various fields from a symposium held in 1994 to commemorate the bicentennial of George Vancouver's 1792-94 voyage. It has material on Cook, Vancouver, Laperouse, and Malaspina, so, especially for someone like me, who is a bit phobic of this type of history,...
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