The Discovery Of Australia: A Critical, Documentary And Historic Investigation Concerning The Priority Of Discovery In Australasia By Europeans Before The Arrival Of Lieut. James Cook, In The "Endeavour," In The Year 1770
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Long before Captain Cook set foot on Australian soil, a fierce and fascinating historical debate was already brewing — who truly discovered the great southern continent? The Discovery of Australia by George Collingridge presents a rigorous, critical, and documentary investigation into the priority of European discovery in Australasia, marshalling charts, maps, illustrations, diagrams, copious notes, and geographical indices to argue that knowledge of Australia predates Lieutenant James Cook's famous voyage aboard the Endeavour in 1770. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Collingridge systematically chronicles the overlooked voyages and cartographic evidence of earlier European navigators, building an authoritative and compelling case that rewrites the conventional narrative of one of history's most celebrated discoveries. Collingridge, a man of formidable scholarly credentials — Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a noted figure in the geographical and artistic circles of New South Wales — brings both the precision of a historian and the eye of an artist to this landmark work. His prose is meticulous yet accessible, anchoring grand historical arguments in the concrete evidence of surviving maps and documents. A cornerstone of Australian historical scholarship, this volume continues to challenge readers to reconsider the foundations of a nation's origin story — and to ask who truly deserves credit for finding a world that changed the course of empires.
Author: George Collingridge
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Hayes Brothers, 89 & 91 Elizabeth Street
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Long before Captain Cook set foot on Australian soil, a fierce and fascinating historical debate was already brewing — who truly discovered the great southern continent? The Discovery of Australia by George Collingridge presents a rigorous, critical, and documentary investigation into the priority of European discovery in Australasia, marshalling charts, maps, illustrations, diagrams, copious notes, and geographical indices to argue that knowledge of Australia predates Lieutenant James Cook's famous voyage aboard the Endeavour in 1770. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Collingridge systematically chronicles the overlooked voyages and cartographic evidence of earlier European navigators, building an authoritative and compelling case that rewrites the conventional narrative of one of history's most celebrated discoveries. Collingridge, a man of formidable scholarly credentials — Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a noted figure in the geographical and artistic circles of New South Wales — brings both the precision of a historian and the eye of an artist to this landmark work. His prose is meticulous yet accessible, anchoring grand historical arguments in the concrete evidence of surviving maps and documents. A cornerstone of Australian historical scholarship, this volume continues to challenge readers to reconsider the foundations of a nation's origin story — and to ask who truly deserves credit for finding a world that changed the course of empires.