Captain Cook is generally acknowledged as the first great European scientific explorer. His voyage of exploration to the Pacific in HM bark Endeavour, commencing in 1768, lasted almost three years, recorded thousands of miles of uncharted lands & seas
- including New Zeal&, the east coast of Australia & many Pacific islands
- & tested all Cook`s skills as a navigator, seaman & leader. His voyages were among the first to take civilian scientists, notably Sir Joseph Banks, & they revealed to European eyes the mysterious & exotic lands, peoples, flora & fauna of the Pacific, never before seen. But while Cook understandably dominates the story of 18th-century Pacific exploration, the achievements of those who followed him on many voyages of science & exploration into the Pacific have been neglected & deprived of the greater attention they deserve. Correcting this imbalance, Pacific Exploration explores the European voyages that continued Cook`s work not only of charting but also starting to exploit & control the Pacific. These voyages, by William Bligh, George Vancouver, Matthew Flinders, Malaspina, Laperouse & Arthur Phillip, span a period that saw Britain becoming the world`s leading maritime power, a situation well in place by the time that Charles Darwin`s voyage in Fitzroy`s Beagle laid the basis of even greater understanding of the development of life on earth. Recounting & illustrating these achievements & legacies using fascinating text & beautiful illustrations & artworks from the period, this book explores topics of scientific discovery, engagement with indigenous peoples, the use of shipboard artists & scientists, the growing professionalism of the hydrographic service, the vessels used & the colonial, commercial & imperial contexts of the voyages.

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This series examines the meeting of lifestyle & interior design. Each volume concentrates either on ”ethnic” or ”urban” traditions, encompassing places in the world that provide inspiration to today`s designers. The series looks at not only the particular design itself, but the context in which it exists, the inspirations from which it originated, & the ways in which it can be applied. Examples are given from both public & private buildings. This volume looks at the Pacific island design theme. ...

Contemporary Pacific style is a blend of the cultures from the many islands of the Pacific & colonial influences. This is an exploration of both the traditional architecture & design of the region & the styles that incorporate traditional concepts, including exotic hideaways that imaginatively combine cool & colourful Pacific style with sumptuous history. The trademarks of Pacific Island style
- attractive & natural materials, practical environment-enhancing design, indoor-outdoor living
- are being found more & more all over the world. All these elements are traditional in the Pacific for climatic, practical & cultural reasons. Covering Samoa, Niue, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Fiji & the Solomon Islands, this volume looks at design & colour in the environment, use of local materials & techniques, traditional houses, painting & stencilling techniques, traditional colonial & modern houses, & other features such as the famous colour-code buses of Western Samoa.

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It was an age without GPS & the Internet, without high-tech monitoring & instantaneous reporting. & it was a time when women simply didn`t do such things. None of this deterred Sharon Sites Adams. In June 1965 Adams made history as the first woman to sail solo from the mainland United States to Hawaii. Four years later, just as Neil Armstrong very publicly stepped onto the moon, the diminutive Adams, alone & unobserved, finally sighted Point Arguello, California, after seventy-four days sailing a thirty-one-foot ketch from Japan, across the violent & unpredictable Pacific. She was the first woman to do so, setting another world record. Inspiring & exciting, Adams` memoir recounts the personal path leading to her historic achievements: a tomboy childhood in the Oregon high desert, an early marriage & painful divorce, & a second marriage that ended when her husband died of cancer. In the wake of his death & almost by accident, Adams discovered sailing. Six weeks after her first sailing lesson she bought a boat, & within eight months she set out to achieve her first world record.” Pacific Lady” recounts the inward journey that paralleled her sailing feats, as Adams drew on every scrap of courage & navigational skill she could muster to overcome the seasickness, exhaustion, & loneliness that marked her harrowing crossings. ...

Pacific Mexico: A Cruiser’s Guidebook, is the most up to date & comprehensive guide detailing the anchorages & harbors of the Pacific mainland coast. The guide contains in depth coverage of the harbors & anchorages used by cruising boats travelling along the Mexican mainland coast from Mazatlán to Zihuatanejo. For boats continuing south towards Central America, harbor charts are included for this more remote section of coast. In an area where the official government charts can be up to two miles off, boaters can travel with complete confidence knowing that the locations described in this guide are illustrated with 72 original GPS accurate chartlets featuring detail not available elsewhere. Chartlets are derived from current surveys, satellite photography, US & Mexican topographic & bathymetric data, as well as the author’s first-hand exploration. GPS waypoints including prime anchorage locations, approaches, & navigational hazards accompany each chartlet. Detailed charts don’t necessary tell the whole story, so the authors have also included stunning color photography, high resolution aerial photos, & annotated approach photos. & since the cruising life doesn’t stop once the anchor is dropped or the dock lines are made fast, detailed city maps, marina guides, fuel, stops, provisioning locations, surf breaks, hiking trails, dive & snorkel sites & much more are also included with each location, helping voyagers make the most of their time on this beautiful & friendly coast. Important cruising information such as weather, ham & SSB radio nets, customs & immigration information, marina locations & layouts, fuel availability, boat haulout facilities, & marine chandleries are among many of the features detailed throughout. Sample itineraries are also included to fit a variety of boater’s schedules to help insure that readers don’t miss a thing while exploring the Pacific mainland coast. ...

Pacific Northwest
- Featuring National Parks in Michelin’s ‘ Must Sees’ series is a lightweight guide containing must see information,
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Pacific Northwest: Washington
- Oregon Zoom Map from Michelin at 1:1, 267, 200 (1” to 20 miles), with highlighting of All-American
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The Pacific Northwest is a camper`s paradise, offering everything that a vacation camper could desire
- seashores, snow-capped
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Pacific Northwest Eyewitness travel guide from Dorling Kindersley is a lavishly illustrated book concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the country & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

Pacific Northwest Eyewitness travel guide from Dorling Kindersley is a lavishly illustrated book concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the country & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...