Druett, Joan,

Tupaia : Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator / Joan Druett. - xii, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In the beginning -- The dolphin -- The red pennant -- The queen of Tahiti -- The state visit -- Tupaia's pyramid -- The endeavour -- Recognizing Tupaia -- Tupaia's mythology -- Return to Raiatea -- Tupaia's map -- Latitude forty south -- Young Nick's head -- Becoming legend -- The convoluted coast of New Zealand -- Botany Bay -- The Great Barrier Reef -- The last chapter.

0313387486 9780313387487

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Tupaia, -1770.
Cook, James, 1728-1779


Explorers--French Polynesia--Tahiti (Island)--Biography


Oceania--Discovery and exploration

G246.C7 / D78 2011

910.92