Book ID: 17752
Mackay,David
In the wake of Cook.Exploration,Science & Empire,1780-1801. 1985.VIII,216 p.gr8vo.Cloth.
Contents(partly):Part 1(Introduction:Exploration,Science and Empire inthe Late Eighteenth Century/The Rediscovery of the Southern Oceans/FurTraders in the North Pacific/Government Interest in the North Pacific)/Part 2(Food for Slaves/The Empire and the Cotton Industry/Science and the East Indian Empire)/ Conclusion/ Bibliogr./Index/-This book tracesthe explorations and achievements of those who undertook missions of this kind,as extensions of their patrons' eyes,as it were.The commercialpossibilities -of cotton,furs foodstuffs,and other products- were exploited to the full,and the achievements of science thus helped tostrengthen the imperial effort.