Navigating by the Southern Cross
A History of the European Discovery and Exploration of Australia
1st Edition
Published on 28. January 2021
352 pages
978-1-350-15478-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this comprehensive study, Kenneth Morgan provides an authoritative account of European exploration and discovery in Australia. The book presents a detailed chronological overview of European interests in the Australian continent, from initial speculations about the 'Great Southern Land' to the major hydrographic expeditions of the 19th century. In particular, he analyses the early crossings of the Dutch in the 17th century, the exploits of English 'buccaneer adventurer' William Dampier, the famous voyages of James Cook and Matthew Flinders, and the little-known French annexation of Australia in 1772.
Introducing new findings and drawing on the latest in historiographical research, this book situates developments in navigation, nautical astronomy and cartography within the broader contexts of imperial, colonial, and maritime history.
Introducing new findings and drawing on the latest in historiographical research, this book situates developments in navigation, nautical astronomy and cartography within the broader contexts of imperial, colonial, and maritime history.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
45 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-350-15478-0 (9781350154780)
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Kenneth Morgan
Navigating by the Southern Cross
A History of the European Discovery and Exploration of Australia
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Kenneth Morgan is a Professor of History at Brunel University, London, UK. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has served on the editorial board for the International Journal of Maritime History. His research and teaching interests include the British Atlantic world, maritime history, imperialism, slavery and abolitionism.
Content
List of aAbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Terra Australis Incognita
2 Seventeenth-century Dutch Exploration
3 Tasman's Voyages
4 From Tasman to Cook
5 Cook, the Endeavour and the East Coast
6 French Voyages to Terra Australis
7 English Voyages in the Age of Bligh and Vancouver
8 Flinders and the Investigator
9 Baudin's Expedition
10 Phillip Parker King's Australian Surveys
11 The Hydrographic Surveyors
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Terra Australis Incognita
2 Seventeenth-century Dutch Exploration
3 Tasman's Voyages
4 From Tasman to Cook
5 Cook, the Endeavour and the East Coast
6 French Voyages to Terra Australis
7 English Voyages in the Age of Bligh and Vancouver
8 Flinders and the Investigator
9 Baudin's Expedition
10 Phillip Parker King's Australian Surveys
11 The Hydrographic Surveyors
Conclusion
Bibliography
