The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands (The a to Z Guide, 47, Band 47) - Softcover

Quanchi, Max

 
9780810868304: The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands (The a to Z Guide, 47, Band 47)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 081086830X ISBN 13: 9780810868304
Verlag: Scarecrow Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

The long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacific Ocean were an exercise in logistics, navigation, hard grit, shipwreck and pure luck. The motivations were scientific and geographic, but at the same time nationalistic and materialistic. This ambitious and informative reference includes the familiar names of Laperouse, Bougainville, Cook and Dampier, as well as the intriguing stories of the Bounty Mutiny, scurvy, and the mysterious Northwest Passage, Terra Australis Ignotia and Davis Land. There are cross-referenced entries on first contacts, ships, navigational instruments, mapping, and botany. The scene is carefully set in the introduction, the chronology spans several centuries, and the extensive bibliography offers a guide to further reading.

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Verlag
Scarecrow Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
081086830X
ISBN 13 
9780810868304
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
384
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