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Download or read book The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia written by Alan Day and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-06-19 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging reference examines the history of, the search for, and the discovery of Australia, taking full account of the evidence for and the speculation surrounding possible earlier contacts by the Ancient Egyptians, Arabs, and Chinese seamen. Day brings the expeditions to life, expressing the desires that drove great sea captains deeper into turbulent waters searching for caches of spice, silks, and precious metals. Covers a wide variety of topics, including _ Seamen from eight nations _ The recovery of storm wrecked ships _ Diplomatic treaties _ Priority of discovery disputes _ Military and civil explorers and surveyors _ Topographical features _ Geographical terms and places _ Rivers and river system
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis written by Matthew Flinders and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bei diesem Buch aus dem Jahr 1814 handelt es sich um die Erzählung einer Reise nach Terra Australis, eines Kontinents, von dem viele Menschen in der Antike glaubten, er befände sich auf der Südhalbkugel der Erde. Es handelt sich hierbei um den ersten Band der zweibändigen englischsprachige Ausgabe.
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Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australis Undertaken for the Purpose of Completing the Discovery of that Vast Country and Prosecuted in the Years 1801 1802 and 1803 written by Matthew Flinders and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Voyage to Terra Australia Undertaken for the Purpose of Completing the Discovery of that Vast Country and Prosecuted in the Years 1801 1802 and 1803 in His Majesty s Ship the Investigator and Subsequently in the Armed Vessel Porpoise and Cumberland Schooner written by Matthew Flinders and published by . This book was released on 1814 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The India Directory Or Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies China Australia and the Interjacent Ports of Africa and South America written by James Horsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No 6 1913 written by and published by Aust. Bureau of Statistics. This book was released on with total page 1273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book India Directory Or Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies China New Holland Cape of Good Hope Brazil and the Interjacent Ports written by James Horsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1826 with total page 1170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encountering Terra Australis written by Jean Fornasiero and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encountering Terra Australis traces the parallel lives and voyages of the explorers Flinders and Baudin, as they travelled to Australia and explored the coastline of mainland Australia and Tasmania. Unusually, the book takes its lead from the voyages of Baudin, rather than Flinders. Furthermore the authors have sourced original accounts including material which has never before been available in English. Extensively illustrated in colour and black and white.
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Download or read book Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia No 12 1919 written by and published by Aust. Bureau of Statistics. This book was released on with total page 1274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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