An original 200-year-old copy of A Voyage to Terra Australis – complete with handwritten annotations and corrections – is ...

The pre-publication first-edition copy of the pioneering navigator and cartographer’s work, A Voyage to Terra Australis, is among several items among his family’s collection – including a ...

A rare Captain Cook medal is set to be auctioned off in Wiltshire. The brass medal, one of only 2,000 made in 1772, is expected to fetch at least £2,000 at RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton Bassett. It ...

It was commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks for Cook's second voyage to find the southern continent, Terra Australis. The ...

RWB Auctions’ Head Auctioneer Gareth Wasp said: “This is a very rare medal, with only 2,000 known to have been made back in ...

The renowned British explorer and naval officer set sail from Plymouth in July 1772 after being commissioned by the British government to locate a mysterious southern continent - Terra Australis ...

Religion, rewards and reputation drove many to sail beyond the horizon into the unknown. A much desired acquisition was 'the phantom of Terra Australis', as described by Gunter Schider, historian and ...

London : Published according to Act of Parliament by Capt. Hurd R. N. Hydrographer to the Admiralty, 1814 Jan. 1st You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct. Copies Direct supplies ...

[London] : Published as the Act directs by Capt. Hurd, R.N. Hydrographer to the Admiralty, May 2nd 1814 ...

There is also a rich Māori astronomical heritage, dark sky hot pools, wine tastings under the stars and night hikes, as well as chances to spot the aurora australis (southern lights) and the ...