The Pacific Ocean /
Riesenberg, Felix, 1879-1939.
The Pacific Ocean / by Felix Riesenberg; illustrated by Stephen J. Voorhies. - 6 preliminary leaves, [3]-322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Oceans of the world . - Oceans of the world. .
Map on lining-papers; illustration on t.p.
The unknown ocean -- Balboa discovers the Pacific -- Magellan: the great navigator -- Guam and the Isles of Spice -- The Spanish Ocean -- The Manila Galleons -- Drake enters the Pacific -- The taking of the Santa Anna -- The struggle for the Pacific -- Heroic Anson -- Tahiti -- Captain James Cook: explorer extraordinary -- Sealers and whalers -- Wilkes: America's Captain Cook -- The opening of the Japanese door -- The last Pacific frontier.
0836921259 9780836921250
40027616
Explorers--Pacific Area.
Pacific Ocean--Discovery and exploration.
The Pacific Ocean / by Felix Riesenberg; illustrated by Stephen J. Voorhies. - 6 preliminary leaves, [3]-322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. - Oceans of the world . - Oceans of the world. .
Map on lining-papers; illustration on t.p.
The unknown ocean -- Balboa discovers the Pacific -- Magellan: the great navigator -- Guam and the Isles of Spice -- The Spanish Ocean -- The Manila Galleons -- Drake enters the Pacific -- The taking of the Santa Anna -- The struggle for the Pacific -- Heroic Anson -- Tahiti -- Captain James Cook: explorer extraordinary -- Sealers and whalers -- Wilkes: America's Captain Cook -- The opening of the Japanese door -- The last Pacific frontier.
0836921259 9780836921250
40027616
Explorers--Pacific Area.
Pacific Ocean--Discovery and exploration.