{"product_id":"polynesian-navigation-and-the-discovery-jeff-evans-9781877514159","title":"Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand","description":"The Polynesian navigator Kupe is credited with the discovery of the land his expedition named Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud. How did he and the many canoes that followed find their way without modern navigational techniques through perilous seas in wooden canoes? By examining myth, star charts and contemporary Polynesian seafaring, Jeff Evans traces the methods by which the early explorers made their epic voyages in Part One. The book's second part travels with Maori canoe expert Matahi Brightwell and navigator Frances Cowan aboard the traditional canoe Hawaiki-nui following traditional navigation - with no modern aids - on its historic voyage from Tahiti down to New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1877514152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781877514159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oratia Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.28d","brand":"Jeff Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989216821503,"sku":"9781877514159","price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41d39c4c-d64e-409b-93b2-a835d2356be6.jpg?v=1683298245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/polynesian-navigation-and-the-discovery-jeff-evans-9781877514159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}