Title Java la grande : the Portuguese discovery of Australia : the story of the Portuguese discovery of Australia, circa 1521 / by Lawrence FitzGerald

Published Hobart : Publishers Pty. Ltd., [1984]

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Description xv, 140 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 28 cm Contents Discovery and exploration B.C. -- Terra Australias incognita -- Marco Polo -- Navigation and charting c. 1770 -- Navigation and Charting - sixteenth century -- The Portuguese role in discovery - fifteenth century -- Columbus and the enterprise of the Indies -- The Treaty of Tordesillas -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Mendonca's expedition -- The Dieppe maps of Java La Grande -- the Treaty of Saragossa -- Footprints in the sands of time - The Wandjina Cave painting - The Cannons on Carronade island - The ruins at Bittangabee Bay - The Geelong Keys - The mahogany ship -- Epilogue Analysis Australia Discovery and exploration Portuguese Notes Library's Wang copy is the 1986 edition reprinted with corrections. AuCNL Map on end papers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese. Discoveries in geography. Explorers -- Portugal. SUBJECT Australia -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308 -- Maps. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001269 Australia -- Discovery and exploration http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308 -- Portuguese Australia -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308 Genre/Form Maps. LC no. 84247634 ISBN 0949325007

Other Titles Story of the Portuguese discovery of Australia, circa 1521 The story of the Portuguese discovery of Australia, circa 1521

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