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The Mapping of Terra Australis
Author | : Robert Clancy |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Antarctica |
ISBN | : UOM:39015041324057 |
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A guide to early printed maps of Australia, Antarctica and the South Pacific.
Mapping Our World
Author | : Peter Barber,Katherine Barnes,Dr Nigel Erskine,Rupert Gertisen,Dr Jeremy Green,Dr Susannah Helman,David Kaus,Robert J. King,Granville Allen Mawer,Maggie Patton,Erica Persak,Jon Rhodes,Denis Shephard,Dr Peter Sutton,Dr Martin Terry,Justine Van Mourik,Dr Brendan Whyte,Nat Wiliams,Dr Martin Woods |
Publsiher | : National Library of Australia |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2013-11-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780642278098 |
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The cover image, World Map by Fra Mauro c. 1450, is one of the most important and famous maps of all time. This monumental map of the world was created by the monk Fra Mauro in his monastery on the island of San Michele in the Venetian lagoon. Now the centrepiece of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in St Marc’s Square in Venice, the map in its nearly 600-year history has never left Venice – until now. Renowned for its sheer size - over 2.3 metres square - and stunning colours, the map was made at a time of transition between the medieval world view and new knowledge uncovered by the great voyages of discovery. Brilliantly painted and illuminated on sheets of oxhide, the sphere of the Earth is surrounded by the sphere of the Ocean in the ancient way. Yet Fra Mauro included the latest information on exploration by Portuguese and Arab navigators. Commissioned by King Afonso V of Portugal, it is the last of the great medieval world maps to inspire navigators in the Age of Discovery to explore beyond the Indian Ocean.
European Perceptions of Terra Australis
Author | : Alfred Hiatt,Christopher Wortham |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2016-04-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317139447 |
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Terra Australis - the southern land - was one of the most widespread concepts in European geography from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, although the notion of a land mass in the southern seas had been prevalent since classical antiquity. Despite this fact, there has been relatively little sustained scholarly work on European concepts of Terra Australis or the intellectual background to European voyages of discovery and exploration to Australia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Through interdisciplinary scholarly contributions, ranging across history, the visual arts, literature and popular culture, this volume considers the continuities and discontinuities between the imagined space of Terra Australis and its subsequent manifestation. It will shed new light on familiar texts, people and events - such as the Dutch and French explorations of Australia, the Batavia shipwreck and the Baudin expedition - by setting them in unexpected contexts and alongside unfamiliar texts and people. The book will be of interest to, among others, intellectual and cultural historians, literary scholars, historians of cartography, the visual arts, women's and post-colonial studies.
Mapping Our World
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1181038826 |
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Exploring the South Land
Author | : Libby McMahon,John McMahon |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2019-11 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 064867570X |
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Exploring the South Land is a celebration of the mapmaker's art - commencing with the 1606 voyage of Captain Willem Janszoon, the first European to chart part of the unknown southern continent. This book documents, by means of a sequence of historical maps, the emergence of knowledge over 400 years from the time that navigators began probing south in search of Terra Australis Incognita until the modern outlines of Australia and Tasmania were determined.
European Perceptions of Terra Australis
Author | : Alfred Hiatt,Christopher Wortham |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2016-04-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781317139454 |
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Terra Australis - the southern land - was one of the most widespread concepts in European geography from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, although the notion of a land mass in the southern seas had been prevalent since classical antiquity. Despite this fact, there has been relatively little sustained scholarly work on European concepts of Terra Australis or the intellectual background to European voyages of discovery and exploration to Australia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Through interdisciplinary scholarly contributions, ranging across history, the visual arts, literature and popular culture, this volume considers the continuities and discontinuities between the imagined space of Terra Australis and its subsequent manifestation. It will shed new light on familiar texts, people and events - such as the Dutch and French explorations of Australia, the Batavia shipwreck and the Baudin expedition - by setting them in unexpected contexts and alongside unfamiliar texts and people. The book will be of interest to, among others, intellectual and cultural historians, literary scholars, historians of cartography, the visual arts, women's and post-colonial studies.
A Voyage to Terra Australis Volume 2
Author | : Matthew Flinders |
Publsiher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2018-06-27 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1721889876 |
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A Voyage to Terra Australis - Volume 2 by Matthew Flinders Departure from Port Jackson, with the Lady Nelson.Examination of various parts of the East Coast, from thence to Sandy Cape.Break-sea Spit.Anchorage in Hervey's Bay, where the Lady Nelson joins after a separation.Some account of the inhabitants.Variations of the compass.Run to Bustard Bay.Port Curtis discovered, and examined.Some account of the surrounding country.Arrival in Keppel Bay, and examination of its branches, one of which leads into Port Curtis.Some account of the natives, and of the country round Keppel Bay.Astronomical and nautical observations. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Mapping Antarctica
Author | : Robert Clancy,John Manning,Henk Brolsma |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2013-12-02 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9789400743212 |
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Everyone likes maps and maps are always used to illustrate the many books on the Antarctic. Here the focus is reversed with contemporary maps telling the story – one that should be attractive to the widest audience as it is a unique approach complimenting what has gone before and providing something different for all interested in Antarctica.