Early Mapping of the Pacific: Including Australia and New Zealand

Suarez, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0794600921 ISBN 13: 9780794600921

Publisher: Periplus Editions, 2004

With dozens of rare color maps and other documents, Early Mapping of the Pacific follows the story of map-making, exploration and colonization in the Pacific Ocean.It covers the history of ocean exploration from 16th century Portuguese mariners to 20th century explorers and includes a cornucopia of rare and beautiful maps of the Pacific Ocean, in particular, of Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia and New Zealand, among other Pacific Islands and territories. Early Mapping of the Pacific traces the exploration and charting of the great ocean through cartography, following the story from classical times through the turn of the twentieth century, telling the tales of seafarers who ventured eastward from Asia and were the Pacific's greatest explorers.Chapters include:The Pacific Islands and Their PeopleMariners, Mapmakers and the Great OceanThe Pacific Evolves after MagellanIn the Wake of the Solomon IslandsEarliest Mapping of Australia and New ZealandThe Age of EnlightenmentThe Three Voyages of James CookThe Discovery of Tahiti and HawaiiMicronesia, the Elusive IslesSurveyors, Whalers and Missionaries

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Early Mapping of the Pacific Fully illustrated history of the pacific ocean from Portuguese mariners to 20th century explorers Full description

Synopsis:

The Pacific Ocean remained a mystery to mapmakers until the latter part of the eighteenth century. This book traces the exploration and charting of the great ocean through a cornucopia of rare and beautiful maps stretching from Japan on the northwest through Juan Fernandez on the southeast, with the varied islands of Oceania the main focus. It follows the story from Classical times up to the turn of the twentieth century.