Voyages of Discovery - the Great South Land
From as early as 400 AD Europeans suspected that a vast landmass existed beyond the Indian Ocean, but it was centuries before this mysterious continent was finally located, charted and named 'Australia'.
Through journals, log books, letters, paintings, prints and drawings , uncover first hand the events of these voyages, encompassing shipboard life, encounters with the indigenous people, cultural insights, along with descriptions of the strange new flora, fauna and topography.
A New map of the world, with Captain Cook's tracks, his discoveries and those of the other circumnavigators, 1800 by W. Palmer
Map ZM3 100a/1800/1
