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[Victoria, B.C.]: Alan Klenman. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Paperback. 0969075510 . "To those whose collecting stops when a coin or medal reposes in their album, [this book will ] simply be a catalogue of medallic portraits. To those however, who use the medals as a key to history and human achievement, it will open doors to a wealth of fascinating knowledge of a time when men circumnavigated the world in ships we would fear to board for the shortest of journeys; of a time when sea scurvy could decimate an entire ship's company in a matter of a few weeks, a time when ships foundered on ill-charted reefs and shoals. Cook did not change all these things himself, but his three major Pacific voyages did set a standard that sparked an awareness of the perils of those who go down to the sea in ships, and created a methodicity in scientific observation that saved the lives of a multitude of seafarers. The medallic memories of this man, so ably presented in Allan Klenman's…
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- Title The Faces of Captain Cook
- Author Klenman, Allan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition, L
- Publisher Allan Klenman, Australia
- Date 1983
- ISBN 9780969075516
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The Faces of Captain Cook - A Numismatic Memoir: A Record of the Coins and Medals of James Cook
by Klenman, Allan; Mira, William J. (Foreword)
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