11 Dec 2019

Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders

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Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders

Pacific: An Ocean of Wonders Photo: Bateman Books

British Library curator and author Phil Hatfield has used his knowledge of the treasury of historic maps and illustrations of the world's greatest ocean to put together a wonderful book: Pacific - An Ocean of Wonders.

Pacific An Ocean of Wonders cover

Japanese depiction of the ship The Brothers

Chinese vessel with defences against pirates

A vessel used in around the Pacific at the time of Cook's first voyage

A scene in Tahiti by Tupaia

A Pacific vessel at the time of Cook's 3rd voyage

Fishing Boats at Choshi in Shimosa (Soshu Choshi) from the series One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi) .jpeg

Tupaia's chart of the islands surrounding Tahiti copied by Capitain Cook 1769

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