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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