Sent Forth a Dove: Discovery of the Duyfken
by Henderson, James
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1876268247
- ISBN 13
- 9781876268244
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Nedlands, Australia: University of Western Australia Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). The rear endpapers show some browning. The jacket has slight edge wear, no tears of chips. This is a Presentation Copy, numbered and signed by the author. This is number 252 of 1,000. The author reconstructs the career of the Duyfken, a Dutch East India Company vessel that landed the first Europeans on the Australian continent without realizing they had discovered a sixth continent. The chart of the Duyfken's skipper, Willem Jansz, lay in the archives for many years before being discovered. The author also recounts the story of the building of a replica Duyfken, a project that would also become a voyage of discovery. 218 pages, illustrated..
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- Title
- Sent Forth a Dove: Discovery of the Duyfken
- Author
- Henderson, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1876268247
- ISBN 13
- 9781876268244
- Publisher
- University of Western Australia Press
- Place of Publication
- Nedlands, Australia
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Australia Dutch_East_India_Company Duyfken Willem_Jansz
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