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Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand by Jeff Evans (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOratia Media
ISBN-101877514152
ISBN-139781877514159
eBay Product ID (ePID)205581344
Product Key Features
Book TitlePolynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMaritime History & Piracy, Australia & New Zealand, Expeditions & Discoveries, Oceania
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJeff Evans
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-505574
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal993.01
SynopsisThe science and stories behind the remarkable Polynesian settlement of the South Pacific and finally New Zealand, with plentiful illustrations and maps, The Polynesian navigator Kupe is credited with the discovery of the land his expedition named Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud. How did he and the many canoes that followed find their way without modern navigational techniques through perilous seas in wooden canoes? By examining myth, star charts and contemporary Polynesian seafaring, Jeff Evans traces the methods by which the early explorers made their epic voyages in Part One. The book's second part travels with Maori canoe expert Matahi Brightwell and navigator Frances Cowan aboard the traditional canoe Hawaiki-nui following traditional navigation with no modern aids on its historic voyage from Tahiti down to New Zealand., The Polynesian navigator Kupe is credited with the discovery of the land his expedition named Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud. How did he and the many canoes that followed find their way without modern navigational techniques through perilous seas in wooden canoes? By examining myth, star charts and contemporary Polynesian seafaring, Jeff Evans traces the methods by which the early explorers made their epic voyages in Part One. The book's second part travels with Maori canoe expert Matahi Brightwell and navigator Frances Cowan aboard the traditional canoe Hawaiki-nui following traditional navigation - with no modern aids - on its historic voyage from Tahiti down to New Zealand.
LC Classification NumberDU419
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