Antipodes : in search of the southern continent
Stallard, Avan Judd2016
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When ships were equal to ambitions, explorers set out to find and claim Terra Australis - said to be as large, rich and varied as all the northern lands combined. Antipodes charts these voyages - voyages both through the imagination and across the High Seas - in pursuit of the mythical Terra Australis. In doing so, the question is asked: how could so many fail to see the realities they encountered? And how is it a mythical land held the gaze of an era famed for breaking free the shackles of superstition? That Terra Australis did not exist didn't stop explorers pursuing the continent to its Antarctic obsolescence, unwilling to abandon the promise of such a rich and magnificent land till it was stripped of every ounce of value it had ever promised. In the process, the southern continent - an imaginary land - became one of the shaping forces of early modern history.
Main title:
Antipodes : in search of the southern continent / Avan Judd Stallard.
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Imprint:
Clayton, Vic. : Monash University Publishing, 2016.
Collation:
xviii, 264 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index.
ISBN:
9781925377323
Dewey class:
910.9
Language:
English
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BRN:
287138
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Countries | 910.9 STA | Available |