Main Title: |
Captain James Cook, R.N., F.R.S. / by Gordon Campbell. |
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Author: |
Campbell, Gordon, 1886-1953
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Imprint: |
Hodder & Stoughton, 1936. |
Collation: |
320 p., [15] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., portraits, maps, bib., index, hbk ; 23 cm. |
Subject: |
Cook, James, Captain, 1728-1779 Biography European exploration and explorers European exploration and explorers
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Notes: |
Includes index. Includes maps on endpapers. "List of logs and journals": p. 307-314. On title page: Circumnavigator of the globe, explorer of the Pacific Ocean, he laid the foundations of the British Empire in Australia and New Zealand, charted the shores of Newfoundland and traversed the ocean gates of Canada both East and West. Inscription on royal Empire League Memorial outside the Admiralty.
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