Enlightenment and exploration in the North Pacific, 1741-1805
Title:
Enlightenment and exploration in the North Pacific, 1741-1805
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edited by Stephen Haycox, James K. Barnett, Caedmon A. Liburd.
Publication Information:
Seattle : Published for the Cook Inlet Historical Society in the Anchorage Museum of History and Art by the University of Washington Press, ©1997.
Physical Description:
xii, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9780295975832
Abstract:
"Saluting an era of adventure and knowledge seeking, fifteen original essays consider the motivations of European explorers of the Pacific, the science and technology of eighteenth-century exploration, and the significance of Spanish, French, and British voyages. Among the topics discussed are the quest by enlightenment scientists for new species of plant and animal life, and their fascination with Native cultures; advances in shipbuilding, navigation, medicine, and diet that made extended voyages possible; and the lasting significance of the explorers' collections, artworks, and journals."--Jacket.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:
Alaska and the North Pacific : a crossroads of empires / James K. Barnett Spain's role in Pacific exploration during the age of enlightenment / Iris H.W. Engstrand -- George Vancouver, the admiralty, and exploration / Glyndwr Williams -- Lapérouse 1786 : a French naval visit to Alaska / Robin Inglis -- Ethnology in the enlightenment : the voyage of Alejandro Malaspina in the Pacific / Phyllis S. Herda -- Health of mariners : Vancouver's achievement / John M. Naish -- Evolution of shipbuilding in the eighteenth century / John Kendrick -- Testing a new technology : Vancouver's survey and navigation in Alaskan waters, 1794 / Alun C. Davies -- From Cook to Vancouver : the British contribution to the cartography of Alaska / Andrew David -- Russian mapping of the North Pacific to 1792 / Carol Urness -- Vancouver : cautious collector / J.C.H. King -- Images of native Alaskans in the work of explorer artists / Kesler E. Woodward -- Publication and readership of voyage journals in the age of Vancouver, 1730-1830 / Anthony Payne -- Efforts at humane engagement : Indian-Spanish encounters in Bucareli Bay, 1779 / Stephen J. Langdon -- George Vancouver and the native peoples of the northwest coast / Robin Fisher.
Chronological Term:
To 1867