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Reviews summarised below

Aughton 2005 Thornton 2006 Robson 2004 Williams 2004

172.Bligh: William Bligh in the South Seas Salmond, Anne. 2011
171.Schooner to the Southern Oceans: The Captain James Cook Bicentenary Voyage 1776-1976 Cook, Gordon. 2011
170.The Capture of Louisbourg, 1758. Boscawen, Hugh. 2011
169.Holophusicon: The Leverian Museum. An eighteenth-century English institution of science, curiosity, and art Kaeppler, Adrienne L. 2011
168.Surveyors of Empire. Samuel Holland, J.F.W. Des Barres, and the making of the Atlantic Neptune Hornsby, Stephen J. 2011
167.Captain James Cook: Seaman and Scientist Finnis, Bill. 2003
166.Captain Cook: master of the seas McLynn, Frank. 2011
165.Tupaia: Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator Druett, Joan. 2010
164.Intimate Strangers: Friendship, Exchange and Pacific Encounters Smith, Vanessa. 2010
163.Islanders: The Pacific in the age of Empire Thomas, Nicholas. 2010
162.Captain James Cook In Atlantic Canada: The Adventurer & Map Maker's Formative Years. Lockett, Jerry. 2010
161.Aphrodite's Island: The European discovery of Tahiti Salmond, Anne. 2010
160.Discovering Cook's Collections 2009
159.Captain Cook Sailing off the Map Scutt, Craig. 2008
158.Constructing Colonial Discourse: Captain Cook at Nootka Sound Currie, Noel Elizabeth. 2005
157.Exploration and Endeavour: The Royal Society of London and the South Seas 2010
156.Captain Cook and the Endeavour Lefroy, Mike. 2010
155.Strait Through: Magellan to Cook & the Pacific Delaney, John. 2010
154.Observations Made During A Voyage Round the World Forster, Johann Reinhold. (Edited by Nicholas Thomas Harriet Guest and Michael Dettelbach) 1996
153.A Nautical Odyssey: an illustrated maritime history from Cook to Shackleton Bell, David C. 2010
152.Northward Ho! A voyage towards the North Pole 1773: catalogue to the exhibition at the Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum. 2010
151.Memories of Stewart Park Gallagher, Linda. 2010
150.A Voyage Round the World Forster, George. (Edited by Nicholas Thomas and Oliver Berghof, assisted by Jennifer Newell.) 2000
149.The Journey of Anders Sparrman: a biographical novel Wästberg, Per. 2010
148.Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail Bown, Stephen R. 2003
147.Illustrated Catalogue. Australia, Captain Cook Bicentenary 2009
146.A Narrative of Captain Cook's Three Voyages Kippis, Andrew. 1838 (first published 1788)
145.Below the Convergence: Voyages Toward Antarctica 1699-1839. Gurney, Alan. 2007 (first published 1997)
144.The Explorations of Captain James Cook in the Pacific: As Told by Selections of His Own Journals 1768-1779 Grenfell Price, A. 2009
143.James Cook und die Entdecking der Südsee Edited by H. E. Bödeker, Chr. Feest, B. Hauser- Schäublin, R. Joppien, A. L. Kaeppler, G. Krüger. 2009
James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific (English language edition). 2009
142.Captain Cook's War and Peace: the Royal Navy years, 1755-1768 Robson, John. 2009
141.Captain Cook Was Here Nugent, Maria. 2009
140.Wapping 1600-1800: a social history of an early modern London Maritime suburb Morris, Derek and Cozens, Ken. 2009
139.Cook and Canada: A Reputation in the Making Captain Cook Memorial Museum. 2009
138.Bis ans Ende der Meere Hartmann, Lukas. 2009
137.Pacific Images: Views from Captain Cook's Third Voyage. Second Edition Nordyke, Eleanor C. 2008
136.Captain Cook in Alaska and the North Pacific Barnett, James K. 2008
135.Sea of Dangers: Captain Cook and his rivals Blainey, Geoffrey. 2008
134.Cook's Endeavour Journal: the inside story National Library of Australia. 2008
133.Polynesian Art: Histories and Meanings in Cultural Contexts Little, Stephen and Ruthenberg, Peter. 2006
132.Madness, betrayal and the Lash: the Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver Bown, Stephen. 2008
131.The Pacific Arts of Polynesia & Micronesia Kaeppler, Adrienne L. 2008
130.The Death of Captain Cook: a hero made and unmade Williams, Glyn. 2008
129.Smoking Coasts and Ice-bound Seas: Cook's voyage to the Arctic Captain Cook Memorial Museum. 2008
128.In Search of Captain Cook: exploring the man through his own words O'Sullivan, Dan. 2008
127.The Making of John Ledyard: empire and ambition in the life of an early American traveler Gray, Edward G. 2007
126.Empire, Barbarism, and Civilisation: Captain Cook, William Hodges, and the return to the Pacific Guest, Harriet. 2007
125.Reise um die Welt: Illustriert von eigener Hand Forster, Georg. 2007
124.Joseph Banks and the British Museum: the world of collecting, 1770-1830 Chambers, Neil. 2007
123.Life in the Pacific of the 1700s: the Cook/Forster Collection of the Georg August University of Göttingen. Exhibition Guide Little, Stephen and Ruthenberg, Peter. 2006
122.Captain Cook - Voyager between worlds Gascoigne, John. 2007
121.Cook, The Discoverer Forster, George. 2007
120.Limeys. The true story of one man's war against Ignorance, the Establishment and the deadly Scurvy Harvie, David I. 2002
119.The Death of Captain Cook and other writings by David Samwell Fitzpatrick, Martin , Thomas, Nicholas and Newell, Jennifer. 2007
118.On Cook's Trail: a holiday history of Captain Cook in New Zealand Darkin, John. 2007
117.Ledyard: in search of the first American explorer Gifford, Bill. 2007
116.The Transit of Venus. How a Rare Astronomical Alignment Changed the World Awa Press. 2007
115.Mile End Old Town 1740-1780. A social history of an early modern London suburb Morris, Derek. 2007
114.Hunt for the Southern Continent Edwards, Philip. 2007
113.Avoid Exploring With Captain Cook! Bergin, Mark. 2006
112.A Life of J.C. Beaglehole: New Zealand scholar Beaglehole, Tim. 2006
111.The Parsons Collection: rare Pacific voyage books from the collection of David Parsons - Part 2 2006
110.Captain James Cook The Explorer: an historical and philatelic review Floyd, Professor Barry. 2006
109.The Conjuror's Bird Davies, Martin. 2005
108.The Arch of Kerguelen Kauffmann, Jean-Paul. 2000
107.Cook's Pacific Encounters: The Cook-Forster Collection of the Georg-August University of Göttingen National Museum of Australia. 2006
106.Captain Cook in Cleveland Thornton, Cliff. 2006
105.Pacific Encounters: Art & Divinity in Polynesia 1760-1860 Hooper, Steven. 2006
104.Pacific Paradises. The Discovery of Tahiti and Hawaii Lummis, Trevor. 2005
103.Longitude and Empire: How Captain Cook's Voyages Changed the World Richardson, Brian W. 2005
102.Buccaneers, Explorers and Settlers: British Encounters and Enterprise in the Pacific, 1670-1800 Williams, Glyndwr. 2005
101.The Fatal Voyage: Captain Cook's Last Great Journey Aughton, Peter. 2005
100.The Sea has no end: the life of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville Suthren, Victor. 2004
 Storms and dreams. Louis de Bougainville: soldier, explorer, statesman Dunmore, John. 2005
99.Captain Cook Levene, Rebecca. 2005
98.Omai. The Prince Who Never Was Connaughton, Richard. 2005
97.The Last Voyage of Captain Cook: The Collected Writings of John Ledyard Zug, James. 2005
96.American Traveler: The life and adventures of John Ledyard - the man who dreamed of walking the world Zug, James. 2005
95.Endeavour: Newfound Notes Beagrie, Bob. 2004
94.William Hodges, 1744-1797: the Art of Exploration Quilley, Geoff and John Bonehill. 2004
93.Captain Cook: Explorations and Reassessments Williams, Glyndwr. 2004
92.The Forsters and The Botany of the Second Cook Expedition (1772-1775) Nicolson, Dan H. and F. Raymond Fosberg. 2004
91.The Captain Cook Encyclopædia Robson, John. 2004
90.Curiosities from the Endeavour: A forgotten collection - Pacific Artefacts Given by Joseph Banks to Christ Church, Oxford after the First Voyage Coote, Jeremy. 2004
89.Australian Navigators Tiley, Robert. 2002
88.James King R.N.: Captain Cook Is Killed But His Third Voyage Of Discovery Goes On Bolton King, John. 2004
87.Sharks that walk on land Palmer, Ron. 2003
 
 The Malaspina Expedition 1789-1794. The Journal of the Voyage by Alejandro Malaspina.
86.   Vol. II. Panama to the Philippines. 2003
85.   Vol. I. Cadiz to Panama. 2001
 
84.The Pacific Journal of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, 1767-1768 (edited by John Dunmore) Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de. 2002
83.Resolution: Captain Cook's Second Voyage of Discovery Aughton, Peter. 2004
82.Le mûrier et l'épée: le Cabinet de Charles Daniel de Meuron et l'origine du Musée d'ethnographie à Neu-châtel
[The mulberry tree and the sword: the Cabinet of Charles Daniel de Meuron and the origin of the Ethnographic Museum in Neuchâtel]
Kaehr, Roland. 2000
81.Discoveries: The Voyages of Captain Cook Thomas, Nicholas. 2003
80.The Trial of The Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas Salmond, Anne. 2003
79.Concerning Cook Stamp, Cordelia. 2003
78.The Encyclopaedia of Exploration to 1800 Howgego, John. 2002
77.Walking in Captain Cook's Footsteps Beadle, J. Brian. 2003
76.Captain Cook in the Pacific Rigby, Nigel and van der Merwe, Peter. 2002
75.Mile End Old Town 1740-1780 Morris, Derek. 2002
74.The Ship: Retracing Cook's Endeavour Voyage Baker, Simon. 2002
73.Blue Latitudes: boldly going where Captain Cook has gone before Horwitz, Tony. 2002
72.Medicine Under Sail Friedenberg, Zachary B. 2002
71.HM Bark Endeavour. The Ship. The Replicas Whitworth, Alan. 2002
70.Mrs Cook: The real and imagined life of the captain's wife Day, Marele. 2002
69.Captain Cook Collingridge, Vanessa. 2002 and 2003
68.Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique, les: manufactured by Joseph Dufour et Cie 1804-05, after a design by Jean-Gabriel Charvet
67.Cook & Omai: the cult of the South Seas. An Exhibition held in the Exhibition Gallery of the National Library of Australia, Canberra from 15 February to 27 May 2001
66.Farther than any man: the rise and fall of Captain James Cook Dugard, Martin. 2001
65.Stowaway Hesse, Karen. 2000
64.Captain Cook's World: Maps of the Life and Voyages of James Cook R.N. Robson, John. 2000
63.Kurnell: Birthplace of Modern Australia Salt, Daphne F. 2000
62.The Search for the North West Passage Savours, Ann. 1999
61.Time Under Sail Varzeliotis, A.N.T. 199?
60.On Stormy Seas: The Triumphs and Torments of Captain George Vancouver Gillespie, B. Guild. 1992
59.The Legacy of James Cook: The story of the Bay of Islands Harley, Brian J.S. 199?.
58.Pacific Empires: Essays in honour of Glyndwr Williams Frost, Alan and Samson, Jane. 1999
57.Cook's sites: revisiting history Adams, Mark and Thomas, Nicholas. 1999
56.The Adventurous Captain Cook: the life and voyages of James Cook, R.N., F.R.S. Snowden, Keith. 1999
55.The Voyages of Captain Cook Barrow, John. 1999
54.The Journals of Captain Cook Edwards, Philip. 1999
53.Endeavour: the story of Captain Cook's first great epic voyage Aughton, Peter. 1999
52.Voyages of Captain James Cook 1999
51.Pacific Images, Views from Captain Cook's Third Voyage Nordyke, Eleanor. 1999
50.Endeavour. A photographic journey Polden, Richard. 1998
49.Captain Cook as a hydrographer McGrath, Amy. 1998.
48.Giornali di Bordo nei Viaggi d'Esplorazione. Volume primo: il Viaggi dell' Endeavour 1768-1771; Volume secondo: Il Viaggi della Resolution e dell'Adventure 1772-1775 Marenco, Franco. 1994
47.James Cook. Reinbeck bei Hamburg Emersleben, Otto. 199?
46.Die Reisen des Kapitan Cook Marc, Pierre. 199?
45.Odyssee de James Cook en Nouvelle-Caledonie Picazo, Antoine. 1996
44.The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages. Volume Three: the Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery, 1776-1780 David, Andrew. 1997
43.James Cook: gifts and treasures from the South Seas. The Cook / Forster Collection, Gottingen Hauser-Schaublin, Brigitta and Kruger, Gundolf. 1998
42.The Illustrated Longitude (The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time) Sobel, Dava and Andrewes, William J.H. 1998
41.A New Voyage Round the World Dampier, William. 1998
40.Discovery and Exploration Hordern House. 1998
39.Fellowship of Three Beasley, A.W. 1993.
38.Captain James Cook - freemason? Clemens, Roy H. 1980
37.Mr. Bligh's Bad Language Dening, Greg. 1992
36.King George's Bark Endeavour. The Whitby-built ship in which James Cook R.N. circumnavigated the globe from 26th August 1768 1997
35.The Voyage of the Endeavour Waters, Colin. 1997
34.Captain Cook and His Exploration of the Pacific. The story of Britain's most famous scientific navigator and his charting of the South Seas Morriss, Roger. 1977
33.Captain James Cook Endeavours Rae, Julia. 1997
32.His Majesty's Bark Endeavour. The story of the ship and her people Macarthur, Antonia. 1997
31.Endeavour. Souvenir brochure Macarthur, Antonia and Longley, John. 1997
30.The Replica of H M Bark Endeavour. The story so far: 1987-1994 Lefroy, Mike
29.The Voyages of Captain Cook 1768-1779 Williams, Glyndwr. 1997
28.The Lovtsov Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean Black, Lydia T. 1991
27.H.M Bark Endeavour: her place in Australian History with an account of her construction, crew and equipment and a narrative of her voyage on the East Coast of New Holland in the year 1770 Parkin, Ray. 1997
26.Nature's Argonaut, Daniel Solander 1733-1782 Duyker, Edward. 1998
25.Children's Captain Cook Stamp, Cordelia. 1997
24.Captain Cook's Christmas Pudding Van Rynbach, Iris. 1997
23.Between worlds: early exchanges between Maori and Europeans 1773-1815 Salmond, Anne. 1997
22.Captain James Cook - freemason? Clemens, Roy H. 1980
21.Captain Cook: the great ocean explorer Middleton, Haydn. 1997
20.The Archaeology of East Marton: Captain Cook's Birthplace Rowe, Peter. 1998
19.An Introduction to Thematic Collecting Morris, Margaret. 1998
18.In the wake of Captain Cook: The life and times of Captain Charles Clerke, R.N. 1741-79 Cowley, Gordon and Deacon, Les. 1997
17.Captain Cook Gould, Rupert T. 1978
16.Voyages to Paradise; exploring in the wake of Captain Cook Gray, William R. 1981
15.Far as a Man may go; Captain Cook's New Zealand Maddock, Shirley and Whyte, Don. 1969
14.Land from the Masthead; a circumnavigation of New Zealand in the wake of Captain Cook Houghton, Philip. 1968
13.The Golden Haze; with Captain Cook in the South Pacific Cameron, Roderick. 1964
12.Sydney Parkinson: Artist of Cook's Endeavour Voyage Carr, D. J. 1983
11.A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas in HMS Endeavour Parkinson, Sydney. 1984
10.The Captain Cook Myth Robertson, Jillian. 1981
9.Captain Cook's approach to Oregon Elliott, T. C. 1974
8.James Cook in Newfoundland, 1762 - 1767 Whiteley, William H. 1975
7.Turanganui a Kiwa, Landfall 1993
6.The Endeavour: A Collector's Souvenir Allan, Harriet B. 1995
5.Sailing Endeavour Petroff, Peter and Ferguson, John. 1994
4.Aboard Endeavour Stannard, Bruce. 1995
3.Captain Cook's Endeavour Marquardt, Karl Heinz. 1995 and 2001
2.The Endeavour: a haunting tale Whelan, Edna. 1995
1.Longitude (The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time) Sobel, Dava. 1995
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