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ISBN:
Category : Voyages and travels
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
An Authentic Account of Commodore Anson's Expedition
Author: Art and War in the Pacific World
Author: J.M. ManciniPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520294513
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"Recent years have witnessed a surge in interest the Pacific world as a hub for the global trade in art objects. Yet, the history of art and architecture has seldom reckoned with another profound aspect of the region's history: its exposure to global conflict. Art and War in the Pacific World provides a new view of the Pacific world, and of global artistic interaction, by exploring how the making, alteration, looting, and destruction of images, objects, buildings, and landscapes intersected with the exercise of force during the British and U.S. military incursions of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries"--Provided by publisher.
Buccaneers, Explorers and Settlers
Author: Glyndwr WilliamsPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000938425
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Buccaneers, Explorers and Settlers studies how during 'the long 18th century' British incursions into the Pacific transformed Europe's knowledge of that great ocean. Buccaneers devastated Spanish settlements and shipping in the South Sea, and the accounts by Dampier and his companions of their exploits became best-sellers. Anson's circumnavigation carried on the tradition of commerce-raiding, but it represented the beginnings of a more official interest in the Pacific and its resources. Later in the 18th century the hopes of speculative geographers that unknown continents and sea-passages existed in the Pacific prompted a series of expeditions by Cook and his contemporaries. New peoples were discovered as well as new lands, and the voyages led to changing perceptions of their lifestyles. Exploration was followed by trade and settlement in which Cook's associates such as Banks played a leading part. Before the end of the century there were British settlements in New South Wales, Nootka Sound had become a centre of international dispute, and across the Pacific traders, whalers and missionaries were following the tracks of the explorers.
Crusoe's Island
Author: Andrew LambertPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571330258
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
From an acclaimed naval historian, Crusoe's Island charts the curious relationship between the British and an island on the other side of the world: Robinson Crusoe, in the South Pacific.The tiny island assumed a remarkable position in British culture, most famously in Daniel Defoe's novel. Andrew Lambert reveals the truth behind the legend of this place, bringing to life the voices of the visiting sailors, scientists and artists, as well as the wonders, tragedy and violence that they encountered.
A Voyage round the World in the Years 1740-1744
Author: George AnsonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734080096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: A Voyage round the World in the Years 1740-1744 by George Anson
Bibliotheca Americana
Author: John Russell SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1740-44
Author: George AnsonA Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Author: Baron George Anson AnsonPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
"A Voyage Round the World in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV" by Baron George Anson Anson Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson was a Royal Navy officer. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. In this book, he narrates his adventures traveling around the world, the people he met, and the different customs he encountered.
Catalogue of a Very Extensive, Curious and Valuable Library of Rare, Curious, and Important Works in Anglo-American Literature
Author: Puttick and SimpsonCatalogue of a Valuable Library of Anglo-American Books
Author: AnonymousPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375122357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.