Korte geschiedenis van alle de zee-reizen rondom de waereld, en van de voornaamste land-ontdekkingen in het zuiden en noorden : van de vroegste Tyden, tot op Heden

Title	Korte geschiedenis van alle de zee-reizen rondom de waereld, en van de voornaamste land-ontdekkingen in het zuiden en noorden : van de vroegste Tyden, tot op Heden
Subject	Voyages and travels Australia--History Australia--Discovery and exploration New Zealand Explorers Islands of the Pacific Discoveries in geography
Category	1. Settlement
Author	Gerbrand Roos
Publisher	Gerbrand Roos
Place of Publication	Amsteldam
Keywords	Amsterdam James Cook Van Diemensland
Current holder	National Library of Australia
Date	1796
Link	https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn539274
Item number	539274
Access rights	Request at location
Rights	Out of Copyright.
Country of origin	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Description from source	132 p. ; 23 cm.(8 vo)
Physical format	Books
Abstract	In two parts: Part 1 [ie nos 1-24] contains biographical details of 20 navigators who explored the northern hemisphere incl. Francis Drake, James Cook, Sebastian Cabot. Majority are Englishmen. Part 2 [ie nos 25-80] contains short descriptions of islands in all oceans below the equator, incl. latitude, longitude, climate, islands, land masses not covered elsewhere. The discoveries of Cook with his associates are acknowledged throughout. Extensive coverage given to Terra Australis, Nieuw Holland, Van Diemens Land, Nieuw Zealand, Norfolks Eiland.
Date accessed	September 8, 2022