Rare Matthew Flinders account of the first circumnavigation of Australia up for auction
An original 200-year-old copy of A Voyage to Terra Australis – complete with handwritten annotations and corrections – is ...
National Library of Australia6mon
The first Russian Antarctic expedition in 1819-21
The Library has recently acquired a journal recording the first Russian Antarctic expedition in 1819-21.
Plymouth Herald13d
Rare coin with wrong date set to sell for £2,000
The renowned British explorer and naval officer set sail from Plymouth in July 1772 after being commissioned by the British ...
Rare Captain Cook medal expected to fetch £2,000 at Wiltshire auction
It was commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks for Cook's second voyage to find the southern continent, Terra Australis. The ...
Wiltshire Times4d
Rare Captain Cook medal to be auctioned off in Wiltshire
A rare Captain Cook medal is set to be auctioned off in Wiltshire. The brass medal, one of only 2,000 made in 1772, is expected to fetch at least £2,000 at RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton Bassett. It ...
Cambridge University Press3y
Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia
Tent, Jan 2021. The 1705 van Delft expedition to northern Australia: a toponymic perspective. International Journal of Cartography, Vol. 7, Issue. 1, p. 6.