lost paradise – the exploration of the Pacific

Salem House Publishers, Massachusetts, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic & maps & art works. dustjacket is rubbed across the top edge with a small split of the rear fold over crease. Internally clean, free of annotation and with no damage to describe. Illustrated with colour reproductions of artworks, black-and-white reproductions of artworks, and colour and also black-and-white photography. The book covers from Alaska to sue Tasmania and both sides of the Pacific. It describes the physical creation of the Pacific and then brings vividly to life the epic voyages of the Spanish, Dutch, British, French, Russian, and American explorers as they battled against the vast distances of the Pacific and the appalling weather conditions of the ocean's polar approaches. Much has also given on the culture of the natives of the islands and how they originally arrived there. The book includes appendices & a bibliography Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 248 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic & maps & art works. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Exploration; Oceania; History. ISBN: 0881622753. ISBN/EAN: 9780881622751. Inventory No: 0250147. . 9780881622751