Macquarie Island [ANARE Scientific Reports, Series A(1), no 93].
by Cumpston, J. S
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- Hardcover
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14520
- Title
- Macquarie Island [ANARE Scientific Reports, Series A(1), no 93].
- Author
- Cumpston, J. S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- australian history, exploration, maritime, tasmania, macquarie island, antarctica, antarctic
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- AUSTRALIAN LOCATIONS;
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Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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