1992, ISBN: 052284488X

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[EAN: 9780522844887], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Melbourne University Press], EXPLORERS -- PACIFIC AREA BIOGRAPHY. SAILORS DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION. DISCOVERIES IN GEOGRAPHY. EXPLORE… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780522844887], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Melbourne University Press], EXPLORERS -- PACIFIC AREA BIOGRAPHY. SAILORS DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION. DISCOVERIES IN GEOGRAPHY. EXPLORERS. AREA. ONTDEKKINGSREIZIGERS., Jacket, xvi, 312 pages ; 24 cm. Almost five centuries have passed since Europeans first set eyes on that vast ocean about which earlier generations had theorized and fantasized. Many works have been published on their voyages of exploration in the Pacific - tales of adventure, discovery, endurance and tragedy. This reference work will allow readers to find details of the lives and achievements of individuals who took part in this history. The biographical dictionary includes the major figures of the voyages, as well as missionaries, traders, whalers, naturalists and others who by accident or design contributed to discovery in the Pacific. Readers can promptly identify the names they come across, situate them in their proper context, and gain some ideas of their backgrounds., Books<