The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea

The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea

George Collingridge, australian writer (1847-1931)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- MOTTO

-03- PREFACE

-04- PUBLISHERS' NOTE

-05- INTRODUCTION

-06- IN QUEST OF THE SPICE ISLANDS

-07- VOYAGES TO THE SPICE ISLANDS AND DISCOVERY OF PAPUA

-08- THE SPICE ISLANDS IN RIBERO'S MAP

-09- VILLALOBOS' EXPEDITION AND FURTHER DISCOVERIES IN PAPUA

-10- THE FIRST MAP OF NEW GUINEA

-11- SPANISH SPHERE

-12- JAVE LA GRANDE THE FIRST MAP OF AUSTRALIA

-13- THE ILLUMINATIONS

-14- PLACE NAMES

-15- PIERRE DESCELIERS' MAP

-16- DESLIENS' MAP

-17- MENDANA AND SARMIENTO DISCOVER THE SOLOMONS

-18- MENDANA IN SEARCH OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS

-19- AN EARLY MAP OF THE SOLOMONS ISLANDS

-20- QUEIROZ'S VOYAGE

-21- THE VOYAGE

-22- THE FLEET LEAVES TAUMACO

-23- QUEIROZ'S REGION OF ESPIRITU SANTO

-24- SPANISH DESCRIPTION OF THE BIG BAY OF SANTO

-25- SPANISH MAP OF THE BAY OF ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES IN ESPIRITU SANTO ISLAND

-26- TORRES' DISCOVERIES

-27- QUEIROZ AND TORRES LEAVE TAUMACO FOR THE SOUTH

-28- TORRES LEAVES SANTO

-29- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS