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Pioneers of the Pacific, voyages of exploration, 1787/1810, Nigel Rigby, Pieter van der Merwe, and Glyn Williams

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Pioneers of the Pacific, voyages of exploration, 1787/1810, Nigel Rigby, Pieter van der Merwe, and Glyn Williams

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index

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contains biographical information

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non fiction

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Pioneers of the Pacific

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bibliography

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61151445

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Nigel Rigby, Pieter van der Merwe, and Glyn Williams

Sub title

voyages of exploration, 1787/1810

Table Of Contents

In the wake of Cook / [Glyn Williams] -- Gentleman, scholar, and seaman: Arthur Phillip and Australia / [Pieter van der Merwe] -- The spirit of discovery: the tragic voyages of Lapérouse / [Nigel Rigby] -- The trials of Captain Bligh / [Pieter van der Merwe] -- The lost voyage of Alejandro Malaspina / [Glyn Williams] -- Acquiring a more complete knowledge: George Vancouver in the North Pacific / [Nigel Rigby] -- An herculean labour: Matthew Flinders' circumnavigation of Australia / [Nigel Rigby]

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