| Description |
52 pages : colour illustrations ; 16 x 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Summary |
The concept of building a museum-quality replica of HM Bark Endeavour occurred to trustees of the Australian National Maritime Museum in 1987, in the build up to the Bicentenary celebrations. Bond Corporation offered sponsorship,and work began at Fremantle in January 1988. Two years later, Bond withdrew from the project for financial reasons. Yoshiya Corporation of Japan filled the breach for six months, but then it too withdrew. The half-completed hull of the Endeavour lay untouched for eight months, until a group of dedicated people formed the Endeavour Foundation and raised enough funds for work to recommence. The hull, finished after nearly six years of setbacks, slid down the slipway and into Fremantle's Fishing Boat Harbour in December 1993 |
| Notes |
"A pictorial record of the building of the replica of H M bark Endeavour"--cover |
| Subject |
Cook, James, 1728-1779.
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Endeavour II (Ship)
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Barks (Sailing ships) -- Australia.
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Sailing ships -- Reproductions -- Australia -- Western Australia.
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Shipbuilding -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Discovery and exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308
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| Author |
Lefroy, Mike.
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