1997 · History, MaritimeH.M. Bark Endeavour: Her Place in Australian History
Representing over a quarter-century of meticulous archival and nautical research, seaman and artist Ray Parkin delivers a comprehensive anatomical and historical reconstruction of Captain James Cook's famed exploration vessel. Blending technical architectural plans and rigging diagrams with a composite voyage log from on-board journals, the landmark study chronicles the ship's 1770 eastern Australian passage in exhaustive detail.