{"product_id":"2026100008772-secondhand-captain-cooks-voyages-1768-1779","title":"Captain Cook's Voyages: 1768-1779","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Slipcase: Good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the age of sail loom as large as Captain James Cook, whose extraordinary voyages across the Pacific between 1768 and 1779 reshaped the world's understanding of geography, natural history, and human civilisation. This carefully curated collection presents first-hand accounts and journal extracts from Cook's three legendary expeditions — from the transit of Venus observed at Tahiti and the charting of New Zealand and Australia's eastern coastline, to the search for the Northwest Passage and the fateful final voyage that ended on the shores of Hawaii. Selected and introduced by the distinguished maritime historian Glyndwr Williams, the volume brings together primary source material with authoritative scholarly context, illuminating not just the mechanics of exploration but the cultural encounters, scientific discoveries, and moments of breathtaking wonder that defined each journey.\n\nWilliams, a leading authority on Pacific exploration, chronicles these voyages with a scholar's precision and a storyteller's instinct, framing Cook's achievements within the broader sweep of Enlightenment ambition and imperial expansion. Published by the Folio Society in 1997, this edition reflects the press's hallmark commitment to producing beautifully crafted volumes worthy of the texts they contain. What emerges is a portrait of a navigator of unparalleled skill — methodical, courageous, and perpetually curious — whose maps and observations continued to guide sailors and scientists long after his death. For anyone captivated by the golden age of exploration, this volume poses an irresistible question: what truly drove men to sail beyond the edges of the known world?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342760386779,"sku":"2026100008772-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/17cef9f9-dba3-4124-9689-fd36eac0c0e9.png?v=1790048636","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008772-secondhand-captain-cooks-voyages-1768-1779","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}