9780994136282 - The Cook Voyage Encounters: The Cook Voyage Collections Te Papa: The Cook Voyage Collections of Te Papa von Davidson, Janet (8 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. No signatures. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; 280 pages. Orange-tan boards with white lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 255 x 199mm. Bookmark ribbon. Numerous colour illustrations. "Almost 250 years after James Cook first sighted Aotearoa New Zealand in October 1769, there is still world-wide interest in all aspects of his three voyages of exploration in the Pacific between 1768 and 1779: discovery (by Europeans), astronomy, natural science, and interactions with indigenous communities. For many people, the 'artificial curiosities' works of human manufacture from exotic locations collected on these voyages by Cook himself and others on his ships, including super-numenaries and servants, have held a particular fascination. In this handsome book, widely respected Pacific scholar Janet Davidson details the collection of Maori, Pacific and Native American objects associated with the voyages held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, one of the few significant institutional collections that have not been fully described until now.".

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Almost 250 years after James Cook first sighted Aotearoa in October 1769, worldwide interest in all aspects of his exploration of the Pacific endures. In this handsome book, widely respected Pacific scholar Janet Davidson details the collection of Maori, Pa.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. First Edition. Ex-library. Library stamps, labels and markings. Rebound in plain cloth boards. Endpapers replaced. Abrasions to endpapers. Chips to margins of dust-jacket, without loss of text. Adhesive tape and brown paper reinforcement on reverse side of dust-jacket. Dust-jacket in clear plastic cover. ; xii, (233), [3 (blank)] pages + frontispiece + 82 illustrations on 18 plate leaves. 6 maps (1 folding, 3 within the pagination). Rebound. Page dimensions: 209 x 136mm. Mountaineering, Himalayas, Gilgit region, Rakaposhi. "Finally, Tilman alone took an alternative route, which included a crossing of the frontier of Afghanistan (for which he had no visa) where he had an anxious and angering setback, being arrested as a spy by strange Afghan officials, and handed on under guard from town to town, until his final release." - from dust-jacket blurb. [Reference: Neate T49 - "Attempts on Rakaposhi and Muztagh Ata; and a visit to the source of the River Oxus."].

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Almost 250 years after James Cook first sighted Aotearoa, New Zealand in October 1769, there is still world-wide interest in all aspects of his three voyages of exploration in the Pacific between 1768 and 1779, including discovery by Europeans, astronomy, natural science, and interactions with indigenous communities. For many people, the 'artificial curiosities'-works of human manufacture from exotic locations-collected on these voyages by Cook himself and others on his ships, including super-numenaries and servants, have held a particular fascination. In this handsome book, widely respected Pacific scholar Janet Davidson details the collection of Maori, Pacific, and Native American objects associated with the voyages held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, one of the few significant institutional collections that have not been fully described until now. Richly illustrated and accessibly written, it is a treasure trove.