num_pages: 512
description: Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world expeditions between 1768 and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the Pacific islanders' views of their "discoverers" as well.
language: English
title: Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
titlecomplete: Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
genres: History, Maritime
ratings_count: 20
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Silver)
publisher: University of California Press