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
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Long before Captain Cook ever set foot on Australian soil, a far more complex and contested history of discovery was already being written — and George Collingridge's The Discovery of Australia exists to set the record straight. This landmark critical and documentary investigation marshals an extraordinary array of illustrations, charts, maps, diagrams, copious notes, references, and geographical indexes to argue that European knowledge of Australasia predates Lieutenant James Cook's celebrated 1770 voyage aboard the Endeavour by a considerable margin. Collingridge, a distinguished fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia and a noted authority on cartographic history, presents his case with the rigour of a scholar and the passion of an advocate, systematically dismantling the popular mythology surrounding Cook's discovery. A work of profound historical significance, The Discovery of Australia challenged the colonial narrative of its time and ignited debates that continue to resonate in academic circles to this day. Collingridge's meticulous methodology — drawing on ancient charts, Portuguese and Spanish records, and early European cartography — illustrates the rich and tangled web of seafaring ambition that defined the Age of Exploration. Published in Sydney in 1895 by Hayes Brothers, this volume stands as a cornerstone of Australian historiography, raising questions about who truly discovered a continent that had been home to its Indigenous peoples for tens of thousands of years. Who, ultimately, has the right to claim the act of discovery — and what does that claim cost?
Author: George Collingridge
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Hayes Brothers, 11 & 13 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before Captain Cook ever set foot on Australian soil, a far more complex and contested history of discovery was already being written — and George Collingridge's The Discovery of Australia exists to set the record straight. This landmark critical and documentary investigation marshals an extraordinary array of illustrations, charts, maps, diagrams, copious notes, references, and geographical indexes to argue that European knowledge of Australasia predates Lieutenant James Cook's celebrated 1770 voyage aboard the Endeavour by a considerable margin. Collingridge, a distinguished fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia and a noted authority on cartographic history, presents his case with the rigour of a scholar and the passion of an advocate, systematically dismantling the popular mythology surrounding Cook's discovery. A work of profound historical significance, The Discovery of Australia challenged the colonial narrative of its time and ignited debates that continue to resonate in academic circles to this day. Collingridge's meticulous methodology — drawing on ancient charts, Portuguese and Spanish records, and early European cartography — illustrates the rich and tangled web of seafaring ambition that defined the Age of Exploration. Published in Sydney in 1895 by Hayes Brothers, this volume stands as a cornerstone of Australian historiography, raising questions about who truly discovered a continent that had been home to its Indigenous peoples for tens of thousands of years. Who, ultimately, has the right to claim the act of discovery — and what does that claim cost?