James Cook : The Voyages

This stunningly illustrated history tells the story of James Cook's three voyages into the Pacific, including his visits to New Zealand.

Themes include the navigation and charting of the Pacific; first encounters between Western and indigenous cultures; the representation of the voyages in art; and scientific discovery and the natural world interwoven with the personal stories of the key protagonists, including James Cook and Joseph Banks.

Illustrations -- mostly from the British Librarys rich Captain Cook collection -- include drawings by all the artists employed on the voyage, as well as the only surviving paintings by Tupaia, a Polynesian high priest who joined Cooks ship at Tahiti and sailed to New Zealand and Australia.

This landmark book coincides with a major British Library exhibition of the same name marking the 250th anniversary of James Cooks first voyage.

Featured in the 25 June 2018 New Zealand newsletter.
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