1606
Subtitle: An Epic Adventure (New South Books)
Publisher: UNSW Press
Published: August 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780868408668
Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history: BCE to c 1750 CE; Geographical discovery & exploration; Travel writing; c 1600 to c 1700; History - General History; Europe - Austria & Hungary; History; History: World; Australia; Military - Naval; Europe; 17th century; Explorers; Sailors
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.