{"product_id":"captain-cooks-epic-voyage","title":"Captain Cook's Epic Voyage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the astonishing voyage of Captain James Cook and the\u003ci\u003e Endeavour\u003c\/i\u003e, to mark the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's claim to sovereignty.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set sail on a small British naval vessel, the boldly named \u003ci\u003eEndeavour, \u003c\/i\u003ebound for the Pacific Ocean. He was ordered to establish an observatory at Tahiti in order to record the 1769 transit of Venus, and – with the skills of naturalist Joseph Banks and his team – to collect natural history in this far part of the world. But Cook’s brief also included a secret mission from the British Admiralty: to discover Terra Australis Incognita, an unknown southern land that might prove to be larger and richer than Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCook was not alone in this quest, and the \u003ci\u003eEndeavour \u003c\/i\u003eshared the Coral Sea and coastal New Zealand with an armed French merchant ship commanded by Jean de Surville. Eventually in 1770 Cook’s ship crossed the Tasman Sea and reached the southern coast of New South Wales. Sailing north, he charted Australia’s eastern coastline and claimed it for Great Britain. It was the most significant of Cook’s voyages, transforming the world map and the way Europeans viewed the South Pacific Ocean and its lands and peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn this 250th anniversary of his major discovery,\u003ci\u003e Captain Cook’s Epic Voyage \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the hardships, adventure and achievements of Cook’s most important voyage. Reshaping his previous book,\u003ci\u003e Sea of Dangers \u003c\/i\u003e, Professor Geoffrey Blainey takes us on a vivid journey, challenging accepted views and the intersection of myth, science and exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Geoffrey Blainey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781760895099\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ 336 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003ePublished Date: 31 March 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PENGUIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694850339090,"sku":"017271","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/9001\/9602\/files\/91bYkzJU8oL._SL1500.jpg?v=1789015891","url":"https:\/\/store.anmm.gov.au\/products\/captain-cooks-epic-voyage","provider":"Sea Museum Retail Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}