Author: Cumpston, J. S.
Title: Macquarie Island [Anare Scientific Reports, Series a(1), No 93].
Description: Melbourne Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs, 1968. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos (plates, including frontispiece), endpaper maps, rear cloth cover & reverse side jacket little marked, edge tears jacket (small loss, minor edgewear). Heavy (1.1 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 380 pp. A definitive work in the field of sub-Antarctic history and exploration. The story of the ships that visited the island and the men who manned them. Macquarie Island is 1000 miles south of Hobart and is a dependency of Tasmania. The island was discovered in 1810 by the Perseverance, a Sydney sealing vessel.

Keywords: australian history, exploration, maritime, tasmania, macquarie island, antarctica, antarctic


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