Name: An Account of Several Late Voyages and Discoveries to the South and North (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (en Inglés)
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Author: John Narborough; Abel Tasman; John Wood; Friderich Martens
ISBN: 9781108075305

portada An Account of Several Late Voyages and Discoveries to the South and North (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

Editorial

Cambridge University Press

Autor

John Narborough; Abel Tasman; John Wood; Friderich Martens

Año

2014

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

486

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781108075305

Categorías

Australasia
Historia de australia y del pacífico

An Account of Several Late Voyages and Discoveries to the South and North (Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration) (en Inglés)

John Narborough; Abel Tasman; John Wood; Friderich Martens (Autor) · Cambridge University Press · Tapa Blanda

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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.