Discovery: the Quest for the Great South Land by Miriam Estensen

Discovery is the story of a quest which, across two millennia, compelled men in small ships to traverse unknown seas, to endure extraordinary hardships, to slowly unveil the last discovered continent. Discovery begins among ancient Greek philosophers on the shores of the Mediterranean. It ends on 1 April 1770 on the coast of New Zealand. On that day Lieutenant James Cook RN decided the time was right to sail the Endeavour west - a passage across the Tasman Sea to the first recorded landfall on Australia's east coast.

Publisher:	Allen & Unwin
Year:	1999
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781865081397
Condition:	Very Good

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SKU: 1603549
Location: History