The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands: 47 (The A to Z Guide Series) - Softcover

Quanchi, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081086830X ISBN 13: 9780810868304

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Max Quanchi teaches Pacific History at Queensland University of Technology and has written extensively on the history of the Pacific Islands.

John Robson is the Map Librarian at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, president of the New Zealand Map Society, and New Zealand representative for the Hakluyt Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081086830X
• ISBN 13: 9780810868304
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384