Book reviews: Captain Cook and Governor Phillip

Pictured: an extract of the portrait “James Cook”, circa 1775, depicting the British explorer and map-maker Captain James Cook. Credit: Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland.

Stuart Hetherington reviews “Lying for the Admiralty,” a review of Captain Cook’s voyages of exploration by Margaret Cameron-Ash, and “Sailor Mercenary Governor Spy” by Michael Pembroke.

Cameron-Ash’s book poses the intriguing question – how could Captain Cook, “supposedly the greatest navigator of his age have missed coastal...

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Coast Guard signs new contract with Navico for cartography

Navico announced it has signed a five-year agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to provide C-MAP cartography under the USCG’s Small Boat Product Line (SBPL). Navico was selected for a competitive award by the USCG for products that met all of their technical needs. Navico’s C-MAP will deliver cartography cards to 300 different stations across America, twice a year. (Navico is the parent company of the Lowrance, Simrad, B&G and C-MAP brands

The SBPL aligns all boat support resources under a...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/coast-guard-signs-new-contract-with-navico-for-cartography/