South Sea Argonaut : James Colnett and the enlargement of the Pacific 1772-1803 / Granville Allen Ma...
South Sea Argonaut : James Colnett and the enlargement of the Pacific 1772-1803 / Granville Allen Ma...
South Sea Argonaut : James Colnett and the enlargement of the Pacific 1772-1803 / Granville Allen Mawer.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
North Melbourne, VIC Australian Scholarly Publishing Ltd, 2017.
Call Numbers
H 2017/3931
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 246 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
North Melbourne, VIC Australian Scholarly Publishing Ltd, 2017.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2017.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
'Who is Colnett?' So asks Jack Aubrey in Patrick O'Brian's Far Side of the World. Who indeed. As an adventurous teenager, James Colnett had sailed with Cook in the Resolution. He later became a pioneer in the Pacific sea otter trade, nearly starting a war with Spain in the process. He attempted to force Japan and Korea to admit British trade, and f...
Alternative Titles
Full title
South Sea Argonaut : James Colnett and the enlargement of the Pacific 1772-1803 / Granville Allen Mawer.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-234) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2017/3931
Record Identifier
74VKVG7Qe5E3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVG7Qe5E3
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781925588415
DDC
910.4
MMS ID
991024152217102626
