Captain James Cook, RN. FRS : a tribute, 1770/1970 / by Neil S. Smith, ca. 1970 [manuscript]. ca. 1970.

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Captain James Cook, RN. FRS : a tribute, 1770/1970 / by Neil S. Smith, ca. 1970 [manuscript]. ca. 1970.

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16 page biography in verse narrative of Captain James Cook, dedicated by the author to Captain Alan Villiers, 'Seaman of seamen'. Also signed by the author on t.p. verso. Also includes photographs by the Australian Antarctic Commission.

0.3 cm.

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Smith, Neil Skene, 1901-

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Navigator and explorer. Cook circumnavigated New Zealand and charted its coast in 1770 before discovering and charting the east coast of Australia. On his second major voyage between 1772 and 1775 he circumnavigated the world in the Resolution accompanied by the Adventure. From the description of Captain James Cook, RN. FRS : a tribute, 1770/1970 / by Neil S. Smith, ca. 1970 [manuscript]. ca. 1970. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225135632 ...

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