Captain James Cook's pioneering journeys across the Pacific in the eighteenth century changed the course of science. They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration.

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery ... he would add one third to the map of the known world. Vanessa Collingridge ...

Sides’s latest effort, “The Wide Wide Sea,” is a gripping account of Captain James Cook’s final voyage. Cook is a controversial historical figure, especially in light of increasing ...