History / Environment

First map: How James Cook charted New Zealand

11:27 am on 27 August 2019

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2019 marks 250 years since Captain James Cook's Endeavour made landfall in New Zealand. The difficulties of mapping the coastline and the perils of Cook's expedition have been documented in a new book called 'First Map: How James Cook Charted Aotearoa New Zealand', written by Tessa Duder and illustrated by David Elliot. Tessa joins Lynn to talk about the very human story behind the historic map.