An edition of An Historical collection of the several voyages and discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean ... (1770)
An Historical collection of the several voyages and discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean, Vol 1
Being chiefly a Literal Translation from the Spanish Writers
By Alexander Dalrymple
Publish Date
1770
Publisher
Printed for the author, and sold by J. Nourse ..., T. Payne ..., and P. Elmsley ...
Language
eng
Pages
160
Description:
Terra Australis Incognita, as hypothosized by Alexander Dalrymple in this book, lead to the circumnavigationary voyages of Captain Cook, Carteret, Wallis and Byron and a better knowledge of the Pacific and its peoples by westerners.
subjects: Voyages and travels, Spanish, Découverte et exploration espagnoles, Voyages, Discovery and exploration, Terra Australis Incognita
People: Alexander Dalrymple
Places: Oceania, Océanie Pacific, Tahiti, Faulklands, Torres, Papua, Solomons, New Zealand, Australia, Terra Australis
Times: 1765, Enlightenment, Georgian England