Antipodes : in search of the southern continent

Antipodes in search of the southern continent

This book is a new history of an ancient geography. It reassesses the evidence for why Europeans believed a massive southern continent existed, and why they advocated for its discovery. When ships were equal to ambitions, explorers set out to find and claim Terra Australis. Antipodes charts these vo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Stallard, Avan Judd, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clayton, Victoria, Australia Monash University Publishing 2016
Victoria, Australia : 2016.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Australian History
Materias:
Geography, Ancient > History.
Discoveries in geography > European > History.
Explorers > History > 19th century.
History
Antipodes
ancient geography
southern exploration
geographical exploration
exploration by sea
discoveries in geography
discovery of Australia
cartography
historical cartography
imaginative cartography
southern continent
Cosmography
Terra Australis
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009435280606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright and Imprint Information
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Dedication
  • Preface: Imagining Geographies
  • Introduction: What Exists Beyond
  • Chapter One: The World as Palimpsest
  • Chapter Two: The Cartographers' Southern Continent
  • Chapter Three: Terra Australis Takes Shape
  • Chapter Four: Mercator's Southern Continent and Theory of Equipoisure
  • Chapter Five: Seeking Terra Australis
  • Chapter Six: Dutch Discovery
  • Chapter Seven: Van Diemen's Lands
  • Chapter Eight: Terra Australis Adrift
  • Chapter Nine: An Icy End
  • Chapter Ten: Mistaking Australia for Terra Australis
  • Conclusion: The Power of Imaginative Geography
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Images
  • Back Cover.

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