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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    June 2016
    September 2014
    ISBN:
    9781107588936
    9781108075305
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107588936
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.61kg, 486 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Historical Geography, History, Australian History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    Subjects:
    Historical Geography, History, Australian History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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    Originally published in 1694, this record of recent voyages made by Sir John Narborough, Abel Tasman, John Wood and Friderich Martens includes Tasman's account of discovering Tasmania and New Zealand in 1642. Equally engaging, Narborough's journal records his voyage to the Straits of Magellan and his interest in the lands and peoples he encountered from 1669 to 1671. Here also are Wood's thoughts on his 1676 attempt to find a north-east passage to the East Indies, along with Martens' observations on Spitsbergen and whaling in northern waters in 1671. The extracts given here, translated where necessary, offer valuable insights into seventeenth-century navigation and exploration. A selection of illustrations, ranging from maps to depictions of exotic flora and fauna, accompany the text. A key reference for later navigators and for those interested in the history of maritime exploration, the book was also one of the oldest works in Darwin's library aboard the Beagle.

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