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Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.
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24 totalEARLY VOYAGES TO TERRA AUSTRALIS, NOW CALLED AUSTRALIA: A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS, AND EXTRACTS FROM EARLY MANUSCRIPT MAPS, ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE HISTORY OF DISCOVERY ON THE COASTS OF THAT VAST ISLAND, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY TO THE TIME OF CAPTAIN COOK.
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE BINDER.
INTRODUCTION.
A MEMORIAL ADDRESSED TO HIS CATHOLIC MAJESTY PHILIP THE THIRD, KING OF SPAIN, BY DR. JUAN LUIS ARIAS, RESPECTING THE EXPLORATION, COLONIZATION, AND CONVERSION OF THE SOUTHERN LAND.
RELATION OF LUIS VAEZ DE TORRES, CONCERNING THE DISCOVERIES OF QUIROS, AS HIS ALMIRANTE. DATED MANILA, JULY 12th, 1607. A TRANSLATION, NEARLY LITERAL, BY ALEXANDER DALRYMPLE, ESQ., FROM A SPANISH MANUSCRIPT COPY IN HIS POSSESSION.
EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK OF DISPATCHES FROM BATAVIA; COMMENCING JANUARY THE 15TH, 1644, AND ENDING NOVEMBER THE 29TH FOLLOWING.
THE VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK OF CAPTAIN FRANCIS PELSART, IN THE BATAVIA, ON THE COAST OF NEW HOLLAND, AND HIS SUCCEEDING ADVENTURES.
VOYAGE OF GERRIT THOMASZ POOL TO THE SOUTH LAND.
ACCOUNT OF THE WRECK OF THE SHIP “DE VERGULDE DRAECK” ON THE SOUTHLAND, AND THE EXPEDITIONS UNDERTAKEN, BOTH FROM BATAVIA AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, IN SEARCH OF THE SURVIVORS AND MONEY AND GOODS WHICH MIGHT BE FOUND ON THE WRECK, AND OF THE SMALL SUCCESS WHICH ATTENDED THEM.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH LAND, BY THE CAPTAIN SAMUEL VOLKERSEN, OF THE PINK, “WAECKENDE BOEY,” WHICH SAILED FROM BATAVIA ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY, 1658, AND RETURNED ON THE 19TH OF APRIL OF THE SAME YEAR.
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A vivid tapestry of seventeenth‑century exploration, this volume gathers rare documents, sketches and excerpts from early manuscript maps that trace the first European impressions of the great southern continent. Readers will wander through the fragmented clues left by explorers such as the Dutch mariners who first brushed its rugged coasts, and see how their reports sparked curiosity across scholarly circles. The editor’s thoughtful introduction places these fragments in context, showing how myth, poetry and the occasional sailor’s tale hinted at an undiscovered land long before it was formally named.
The collection’s rich illustrations bring the era’s cartographic imagination to life, letting listeners picture coastlines that were then only sketches on vellum. By following the trail of these early accounts, listeners gain a sense of the slow, cautious steps that led to the eventual recognition of Australia as a distinct continent. It’s a compelling glimpse into the dawning of a new chapter in world geography, captured before the famous voyages of Captain Cook took centre stage.
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Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook. A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.
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en
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~10 hours (586K characters)
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Richard Tonsing, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2019-02-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Richard Henry Major
1818–1891
A Victorian geographer and map librarian, he helped bring early travel narratives and rare cartographic sources to a wider reading public. His work at the British Museum and with the Hakluyt Society made him an important guide to the history of exploration.
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