Korte geschiedenis van alle de zee-reizen rondom de waereld, en van de voornaamste land-ontdekkingen in het zuiden en noorden : van de vroegste Tyden, tot op Heden

Title: Korte geschiedenis van alle de zee-reizen rondom de waereld, en van de voornaamste land-ontdekkingen in het zuiden en noorden : van de vroegste Tyden, tot op Heden
Subject: Voyages and travels; Australia--History; Australia--Discovery and exploration; New Zealand; Explorers; Islands of the Pacific; Discoveries in geography
Category: 1. Settlement
Author: Gerbrand Roos
Publisher: Gerbrand Roos
Place of Publication: Amsteldam
Keywords: Amsterdam; James Cook; Van Diemensland
Current holder: National Library of Australia
Date: 1796
Link: https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn539274
Item number: 539274
Access rights: Request at location
Rights: Out of Copyright.
Country of origin: Netherlands
Language: Dutch
Description from source: 132 p. ; 23 cm.(8 vo)
Physical format: Books
Abstract: In two parts:
Part 1 [ie nos 1-24] contains biographical details of 20 navigators who explored the northern hemisphere incl. Francis Drake, James Cook, Sebastian Cabot. Majority are Englishmen. Part 2 [ie nos 25-80] contains short descriptions of islands in all oceans below the equator, incl. latitude, longitude, climate, islands, land masses not covered elsewhere.
The discoveries of Cook with his associates are acknowledged throughout. Extensive coverage given to Terra Australis, Nieuw Holland, Van Diemens Land, Nieuw Zealand, Norfolks Eiland.
Date accessed: September 8, 2022