Cook and the opening of the Pacific / by James A. Williamson

London: Hodder & Stoughton for the English Universities Press , 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Library copy - library marks and bookplate remain. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Hinges worn and starting. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xii, 251 pages : illustrations, portrait, maps ; 18 cm. Notes: Includes summaries of New Zealand exploration.Includes bibliographical references (page 247) and index. Contents: Contains: The problems of the Pacific -- From Dampier to Bougainville --James Cook to the age of forty -- Preliminaries to the first Pacific voyage -- The first voyage: Tahiti and New Zealand -- The first voyage: New South Wales -- The second voyage -- The third voyage -- The Pacific open.Subjects: Cook, James 1728-1779. Discoveries in geography. Travel.EntdeckungsreiseOceanica Discovery and exploration. Discoveries in geography History 18th century. British Pacific Area History 18th century. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1768-71 Cook. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1772-75 Cook. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1776-80 Cook.91(091) -- Exploration, history. 92 -- Biographies: Cook, James. 93""17"" -- Eighteenth century. X -- Biographies and obituaries. Oceania Discovery and exploration. Pacific Area Discovery and exploration History.