Endeavour: The Story of Captain Cook's First Great Epic Voyage by Peter Aughton

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages are sunned.

Captain James Cook's voyage in the Endeavour, which resulted in the mapping of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia was an amazing leap into the unknown.

According to the British Government, who wished to deceive other nations as to its true purpose, it was merely a scientific expedition to observe the transit of Venus across the face of the sun, a measurement that could help establish the scale of the universe itself. Instead, it turned out to be one of the greatest journeys of discovery ever undertaken. (back cover)