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European vision and the South Pacific /

Smith, Bernard, 1916-2011.

European vision and the South Pacific / Bernard Smith. - [3rd ed.]. - xiii, 370 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 29 cm

Previous edition: Sydney : Harper and Row, 1985. Simultaneously published: New Haven : Yale University Press.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-364) and index.

Introductory: The European and the Pacific -- Cook's first voyage -- Cook's second voyage -- Cook's third voyage -- European reactions to the Pacific, 1788-1802 -- Settlement at Port Jackson, 1788-1800 -- Exploration the the South Seas and typical landscape, 1800-1820 -- British reactions to Australian nature, 1800-21 -- Colonial interpretations of the Ausralian landscape, 1821-35 -- Art, science and taste in Australia, 1835-50 -- The ignoble and the romantic savage, 1820-50 -- The triumph of science, 1820-50.

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