Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time |
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| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-01002-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This compilation by R.H. Major (published 1859) brings together various manuscript and published sources which provide a picture of European exploration in the Southern Ocean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This compilation by R.H. Major (published 1859) brings together various manuscript and published sources which provide a picture of European exploration in the Southern Ocean in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.