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The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century, Hardback Book

The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Hardback

Part of the Duckworth Discoverers series

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Casting a visionary eye over the eighteenth century, Jules Vernes traces navigation to the first astronomers and cartographers in this history of early expeditions.

Assessing the influence of Captain Cook and his predecessors in the first part of the book, he introduces the reader to the remarkable efforts of French navigators across the globe.

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