Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier

Name: Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier
Author: John Pinkerton

by John Pinkerton

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Project Gutenberg

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2001-06-01

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Public domain in the USA.

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Voyages and travels Pelsaert, Francisco, -1630 Australia -- Discovery and exploration Tasman, Abel Janszoon, 1603?-1659 Dampier, William, 1652-1715

About the author

John Pinkerton

1758–1826

A restless Scottish antiquarian and historian, he helped shape late-18th- and early-19th-century writing on Scotland, travel, and geography. His books were energetic and wide-ranging, though his reputation has long been mixed because some of his literary claims did not stand up to scrutiny.

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