The European quest to find Terra Australis incognita : Quiros, Torres and Janszoon / Barbara Miller.
The European quest to find Terra Australis incognita : Quiros, Torres and Janszoon / Barbara Miller.
The European quest to find Terra Australis incognita : Quiros, Torres and Janszoon / Barbara Miller.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : Writersandebooks, 2014.
[Cairns, Qld.] Barbara Miller, [2014]
Sydney Writersandebooks, 2014.
Date
2014.
Call Numbers
H 2014/5662
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
332 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs, portraits ; 22 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. The World of Quiros -- 2. Mendana and Quiros: Peru to the Solomon Islands -- 3. Quiros' fascination with Terra Australis incognita, the unknown southern land -- 4. The Voyage 1605-1606: the Last of Spain's Great Maritime Explorations -- 5. Encounter at Vanuatu and Proclamation of La Austrialia de...
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : Writersandebooks, 2014.
[Cairns, Qld.] Barbara Miller, [2014]
Sydney Writersandebooks, 2014.
Place of Publication
Queensland
Date Published
2014.
[2014]
2014.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
In a tale of drama and suspense, the true story of the quest to find the Unknown South Land - Terra Australis Incognita is told. It has fascinated people since ancient times. Many Australians were taught Englishman James Cook discovered Australia but Cook came 164 years later than the Dutch and Spanish explorers. The Indigenous people were there fr...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The European quest to find Terra Australis incognita : Quiros, Torres and Janszoon / Barbara Miller.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
...I take possessison of all this part of the south as far as the pole in the name of Jesus - which from now on shall be called The Southern land of the holy spirit ... Captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros 1606 -- front cover.
Bibliography: pages 323-332.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2014/5662. Submission for Premier's History Award 2014.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2014/5662
Record Identifier
74VKJjxd6g2Z
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJjxd6g2Z
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781925023824
DDC
910.94
MMS ID
991022298619702626
