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William Dampier's navigation / John Kemp
Record no:
69061
Call no:
919.4 KEM
Author:
Kemp, John
Publisher:
Cambridge: Cambridge U. P.
Year:
2014
Description:
30 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps ; 30 cm.
Subject:
Dampier, William, 1652-1715
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Navigation - History
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Western Australia - Discovery and exploration - English - 17th century
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Notes:
Based on a paper presented at a conference: Ideas in movement, the role of conflict and commerce in the history of navigation, April 2014, at UK National Maritime Museum.
Type:
Book
Abstract:
The navigational challenges faced by William Dampier when, as Captain of the Royal Navy ship Roebuck, in 1699, he approached, and then found his way along the coast of Western Australia. A discussion of the methods and instruments available.
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