Shark Bay Through Four Centuries, 1616 to 2000: A World Heritage Area by Hugh Edwards

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Secondhand. Good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Marks on tail foredge. Interior and binding are still very good.

Published on the 300th anniversary of the naming of Shark Bay by William Dampier in 1699.

Shark Bay is recognised as a landscape of incredible beauty and diversity. In 1991, it was accorded World Heritage Listing, with the Shark Bay Marine Park covering 1000 nautical miles of coastline and 11,000 square kilometres of water.

The story of how humans first came to Shark Bay, with its overlapping roles of Aborigines, explorers, pearlers, pastoralists, fishermen, sandalwood traders, and sailors, spans the centuries. (Introduction)