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Revealed after 250 years: The real meaning of master navigator Tupaia’s maps

Friday 11 October 2019 | Published in Weekend

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Revealed after 250 years: The real meaning of master navigator Tupaia’s maps
The replica Endeavour arrives in Poverty Pay this week, 250 years after Captain James Cook and Tahitian navigator Tupaia first sailed into the New Zealand bay and gave it the controversial name. GRAY CLAPHAM 19100701

Gerald McCormack from the Natural Heritage Trust explains timely new research that shows how far ahead of his time Tahitian navigator Tupaia was – and why Captain Cook was right to trust him to steer the Endeavour.

Gerald McCormack from the Natural Heritage Trust explains timely new research that shows how far ahead of his time Tahitian navigator Tupaia was – and why Captain Cook was right to trust him to steer the Endeavour.


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