Tupaia: Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator

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ISBN-10:

0313387486

ISBN-13:

9780313387487

Author(s): Joan Druett
Released: Nov 18, 2010
Publisher: Praeger
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages

Description:

This book offers a biography of the unacknowledged Tahitian navigator who was essential to the success and eventual fame of Captain Cook's historic voyage on the Endeavour.

Tupaia was the brilliant Polynesian navigator and translator who sailed with Captain James Cook from Tahiti, piloted the Endeavour across the South Pacific, and interceded on behalf of the European voyagers with the warrior Maori of New Zealand. As a man of high social ranking, Tupaia was also invaluable as an intermediary, interpreting local rituals and ceremonies. Joseph Banks, the botanist with Cook's expedition, is famous for describing the manners and customs of the Polynesian people in detail. Much of the credit for this information rightfully belongs to Tupaia―indeed, he could aptly be called the Pacific's first anthropologist.

Despite all this, Tupaia's colorful tale has never been part of the popular Captain Cook legend. This unique book tells the first-contact story with Europeans as seen through the eyes of the Polynesians, and documents how Tupaia's contributions changed the history of the Pacific.


• A detailed, four-year chronology from 1767–1770

• Six pieces of iconic artwork created by Tupaia himself are included, providing a rare glimpse into a long-gone people

• An image of Tupaia's chart, drawn to demonstrate his vast knowledge of the Pacific to Captain Cook

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