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010			_a2008933102
020			_a9781883528379
050			_aG420.C69 C662 2008
245		0	_aPacific Images: Views from Captain Cook's Third Voyage _c/ Eleanor C. Nordyke; in collaboration with James A. Mattison, Jr.
260			_bEleanor C. Nordyke; Distributed by University of Hawaii Press; _c2008
300			_a200p; _c27x29cm
520			_aEngravings from artist John Webber's drawings and descriptions from A voyage to the Pacific Ocean, volumes I, II, and III, and the Atlas by Captain James Cook and Captain James King, published as the official edition of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, in London, 1784 : featuring stamps related to Captain James Cook and his voyages of discovery from the Ron V. Meads collection. This book presents the earliest illustrations and descriptions of Pacific peoples and cultures as they were observed and recorded on Captain James Cook's third and final voyage (1776-1780) with HMS Resolution and Discovery. The broad spectrum of subject matter includes landscapes and people from Pacific areas such as Hawai'i, Tahiti, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific Northwwest, and Russia. Also pictured are the activities of Pacific peoples, such as entertainment, sporting events and religious ceremonies. The stamps also display important artists, scientists, cartographers, and navigators plus their scientific instruments.
546			_aEnglish
648			_a1776 _99301
650			_aG369-503 Geography (General)- Special voyages and travels _98415
650			_aIndigenous societies _99260
650			_aTR624-835 Technology- Applied Photography
651			_aPacific Ocean _99302
655			_aIllustrated works _99303
942			_cBK
999			_c6493 _d6493