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An Epic Adventure (New South Books)
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Word Count
58,000 words, Guess
Page Count
232 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL8331732M
- ISBN-139780868408668
- ISBN-100868408662
- OCLC Control Number224808837
- OCLC Control Number67613433
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006373844
- LibraryThing1213976
- Goodreads682701
Classifications
- LCCDU97 .M45 2006
- LCCDU97.M45 2006
Description
"Until 1606 the Great South Land was a mystery to Europeans. When Dutchman Willem Janszoon, captain of the Duyfken, landed at Cape York 400 years ago he thought he was in New Guinea. By the time Matthew Flinders' charts were published in 1814 Australia had emerged on the map and in name. This book tells the stories of the seafaring explorers, the shipwrecks, mutinies and daring escapes that came after Janszoon, including the voyages of Torres and La Perouse, Dampier, Cook and D'Entrecasteaux. These are tales of adventure, discovery and navigational triumph in the face of hardship, starvation and disaster at the far end of the world."--Jacket.
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