Cook & Omai: The Cult of the South Seas
- ISBN-10
- 0642107319
- ISBN-13
- 9780642107312
- Category
- England
- Pages
- 66
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- National Library Australia
- Authors
- National Library of Australia, Michelle Hetherington, Australian National University. Humanities Research Centre
Description
Cook & Omai: The Cult of the South Seas draws on the Library's collections and the documentary record to explore a fascinating chapter in the history of the Pacific, and European concerns about the nature of humankind and the world as they saw it. The catalogue and exhibition provide insight into the legacy of Omai, caught, as he was, between two worlds.
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