Discovering the Great South Land
Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing
Published: October 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781877058318
Subjects: Geographical discovery & exploration; Sociology; Social Science; Transportation; Ships & Shipbuilding - General; Experiments & Projects; Historical Geography; Sociology - General; Historic ships; History; Naval architecture; Sailing ships
Description: Explains how the navigational problems of Australia's huge coastline were conquered by ships that were at the cutting edge of technology for their time. Covers the period of antiquity until the First Fleet arrival in 1788, and highlights of the rapid improvement of ship construction after the European Renaissance.