The Mermaid tree
Subtitle: how a tiny unknown ship opened Australia's north and west to development, dreams and disappointment
By: Robert Tiley
Contributors: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Sydney
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780733317019
Subjects: Travel; Explorers; Marine Surveyors; History; Discovery and exploration; Mermaid (Ship)
Description: A fascinating true tale of maritime exploration, imperial rivalry and the development of Colonial Australia in the first half of the nineteenth century. An in-depth examination of an important part of Australia's history.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [275]-279.