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Book Synopsis The Secret Discovery of Australia by : Kenneth Gordon McIntyre
Download or read book The Secret Discovery of Australia written by Kenneth Gordon McIntyre and published by Medindie ; London : Souvenir Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Discovery of Australia by : George Collingridge
Download or read book The Discovery of Australia written by George Collingridge and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
This book traces the discovery of Australia’s fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century. It provides a unique insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia’s fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Australia that collected natural history specimens. The book covers the life and work of each of the most important discoverers, and assesses their accomplishments and the limitations of their work. Discovery of Australia’s Fishes is distinctive in that a biographic approach is integrated with chronological descriptions of the discovery of the Australian fish fauna. Many of northern Australia’s fishes are found in parts of the Indian and western Pacific oceans. The book covers the work of collectors who travelled outside Australia, together with that of the British and European zoologists who received and described their collections. The account ceases at 1930, the year the first modern checklist of Australian fishes was published. 2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Historical Zoology.
Book Synopsis Discovery of Australia's Fishes by : Brian Saunders
Download or read book Discovery of Australia's Fishes written by Brian Saunders and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the discovery of Australia’s fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century. It provides a unique insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia’s fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Australia that collected natural history specimens. The book covers the life and work of each of the most important discoverers, and assesses their accomplishments and the limitations of their work. Discovery of Australia’s Fishes is distinctive in that a biographic approach is integrated with chronological descriptions of the discovery of the Australian fish fauna. Many of northern Australia’s fishes are found in parts of the Indian and western Pacific oceans. The book covers the work of collectors who travelled outside Australia, together with that of the British and European zoologists who received and described their collections. The account ceases at 1930, the year the first modern checklist of Australian fishes was published. 2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Historical Zoology.
Book Synopsis The Discovery of Australia by : George Arnold Wood
Download or read book The Discovery of Australia written by George Arnold Wood and published by Melborne, Macmillan. This book was released on 1922 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia by : Richard H. Major
Download or read book Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia written by Richard H. Major and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
The cover image, World Map by Fra Mauro c. 1450, is one of the most important and famous maps of all time. This monumental map of the world was created by the monk Fra Mauro in his monastery on the island of San Michele in the Venetian lagoon. Now the centrepiece of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in St Marc’s Square in Venice, the map in its nearly 600-year history has never left Venice – until now. Renowned for its sheer size - over 2.3 metres square - and stunning colours, the map was made at a time of transition between the medieval world view and new knowledge uncovered by the great voyages of discovery. Brilliantly painted and illuminated on sheets of oxhide, the sphere of the Earth is surrounded by the sphere of the Ocean in the ancient way. Yet Fra Mauro included the latest information on exploration by Portuguese and Arab navigators. Commissioned by King Afonso V of Portugal, it is the last of the great medieval world maps to inspire navigators in the Age of Discovery to explore beyond the Indian Ocean.
Book Synopsis Mapping Our World by : Peter Barber
Download or read book Mapping Our World written by Peter Barber and published by National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cover image, World Map by Fra Mauro c. 1450, is one of the most important and famous maps of all time. This monumental map of the world was created by the monk Fra Mauro in his monastery on the island of San Michele in the Venetian lagoon. Now the centrepiece of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in St Marc’s Square in Venice, the map in its nearly 600-year history has never left Venice – until now. Renowned for its sheer size - over 2.3 metres square - and stunning colours, the map was made at a time of transition between the medieval world view and new knowledge uncovered by the great voyages of discovery. Brilliantly painted and illuminated on sheets of oxhide, the sphere of the Earth is surrounded by the sphere of the Ocean in the ancient way. Yet Fra Mauro included the latest information on exploration by Portuguese and Arab navigators. Commissioned by King Afonso V of Portugal, it is the last of the great medieval world maps to inspire navigators in the Age of Discovery to explore beyond the Indian Ocean.
Argues that in 1522 - a century before the Dutch and 250 years before Captain Cook - the Portuguese discovered and mapped parts of Australia and New Zealand. Draws from primary and secondary historical sources, archaeological evidence and stories handed down through Aboriginal oral tradition.
Book Synopsis Beyond Capricorn by : Peter Trickett
Download or read book Beyond Capricorn written by Peter Trickett and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that in 1522 - a century before the Dutch and 250 years before Captain Cook - the Portuguese discovered and mapped parts of Australia and New Zealand. Draws from primary and secondary historical sources, archaeological evidence and stories handed down through Aboriginal oral tradition.
Notes on early voyagers to southern seas & claimants to sighting Australia; list of 24 maps from 10c. to 1798 with notes Schouten & Le Maire (1616) compared inhabitants of New Guinea as superior to Aborigines; Abel Tasman (1642-4) names given by him, quotes from journal, map; W. Dampier (1688) impressions of the land, inhabitants, appearance, food supplies, weapons; second visit (1699), encounter with natives; Cooks discoveries (1770); Marion du Fresne (1772) arrived Tasmania; p.61-75; Cooks second & third voyages, copies of 10 letters; carved & stained shield from Botany Bay.
Book Synopsis The Discovery of Australia by : Albert Frederick Calvert
Download or read book The Discovery of Australia written by Albert Frederick Calvert and published by London G. Philip 1893.. This book was released on 1893 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notes on early voyagers to southern seas & claimants to sighting Australia; list of 24 maps from 10c. to 1798 with notes Schouten & Le Maire (1616) compared inhabitants of New Guinea as superior to Aborigines; Abel Tasman (1642-4) names given by him, quotes from journal, map; W. Dampier (1688) impressions of the land, inhabitants, appearance, food supplies, weapons; second visit (1699), encounter with natives; Cooks discoveries (1770); Marion du Fresne (1772) arrived Tasmania; p.61-75; Cooks second & third voyages, copies of 10 letters; carved & stained shield from Botany Bay.
Book Synopsis A History of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia, Or, An Account of the Progress of Geographical Discovery in that Continent from the Earliest Period to the Present Day by : Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods
Download or read book A History of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia, Or, An Account of the Progress of Geographical Discovery in that Continent from the Earliest Period to the Present Day written by Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia; examining the main features of its history, geography, and culture and drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life and its indigenous population and culture.
Book Synopsis Australia: A Very Short Introduction by : Kenneth Morgan
Download or read book Australia: A Very Short Introduction written by Kenneth Morgan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia; examining the main features of its history, geography, and culture and drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life and its indigenous population and culture.