Item #192934 THE MISSING COAST.Queensland Takes Shape. J. C H. GILL.

THE MISSING COAST.Queensland Takes Shape.

Brisbane, Queensland Museum, 1988. 4to.pp.x+ 262.Profusely illustrated. Very Good in original quality card covers. Item #192934
ISBN: ISBN0724229035.

Traces the exploration and discovery of the Queensland Coast from the growth of Portuguese and Spanish sea power in the 15th Century to the 19th Century by which time routine survey work had replaced the romance of the unknown.Torres, Flinders and Cook were amongst the chief cartographers.

Price: $30.00