| Description |
161 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 22 x 28 cm + 1 map (color ; 73 x 50 cm folded to 19 x 26 cm) |
| Contents |
Includes chronology, expedition file, and index |
| Summary |
Mentions contact with explorers; rock art and rock engravings at Laura, including Quinkan figures; battle of Mitchell River; Bamaga Native Reserve; Torres Strait pearling; Aboriginal resistance to gold diggers; Aboriginal stockmen, midwives (p.73); construction of telegraph line from Palmerville to the Cape; rescue of plane crash victims by Aborigines in 1942; setting up of missions, reserves on Cape York peninsula; timeline of European expeditions 1845-1990; briefly mentions Kanju, Kokoberin, Tjapukai, Wik Monkan, Wuthathi, Yaraikana, Yintjingga people |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Map double-sided |
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Spine title: Cape York |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page [165] |
| Notes |
Text in German |
| SUBJECT |
Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019901 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019901
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Cape York Peninsula (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019901 -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001278
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| Author |
Australian Geographic Pty. Ltd.
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| LC no. |
91180723 |
| ISBN |
1862760020 (paperback) |
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