Until 1606 the Great South Land was a mystery to Europeans. When Dutchman Willem Janszoon, captain of the 'Duyfken', landed at Cape York 400 years ago he thought he was in New Guinea.
By the time Matthew Flinders' charts were published in 1814 Australia had emerged on the map and in name.
This gripping book tells the stories of the seafaring explorers, the shipwrecks, mutinies and daring escapes that came after Janszoon, including voyages of Torres and La Perouse, Dampier, Cook and D'Entrecasteaux. These are tales of adventure, discovery and navigational triumph in the face of hardship, starvation and disaster at the far end of the world.
Contents:
Ship Glossary
Acknowledgements
1. The Little Dove
2. Torres
3. The Brouwer Route
4. Desert Island
5. Tasman
6. Wreck and Rescue Revisited
7. The Buccaneer's Hideout
8. The Miserable South Land
9. The British Are Coming
10. Cook
11. The Race for Botany Bay
12. Australia
Epilogue
References
Index
