Before the First Fleet : Europeans in Australia 1606-1777
Kenny, John1995
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This book tells of the explorers' reactions to the coastlines they saw, and to the continent's strange plants and animals. This was the period when Europeans first came to the knowledge of Australia's Aboriginal inhabitants.
Main title:
Before the First Fleet : Europeans in Australia 1606-1777 / by John Kenny
Author:
Imprint:
Kenthurst NSW. : Kangaroo Press, 1995
Collation:
184 pages colour and black and white illustrations maps
Contents:
Part I Patterns of exploration The Dutch and English period, 1606-1756; Perilous and uninviting coasts; English and French, 1768-80; More inviting coasts; Part II Results of discovery Introduction; Botany; Zoology; Ethnography; Art and artefacts; Part III The naming of Australian places
ISBN:
0864176457 (hardback)
Dewey class:
994.01
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
5737
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 994.01 BEF | Available |