The Missing Coast: Queensland Takes Shape by J C H Gill

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages have started to sun and fox.

The Missing Coast traces the discovery and exploration of the Queensland coast from the growth of Portuguese and Spanish sea power in the 15th Century to the mid-19th Century when routine survey work replaced the romance and adventure of the unknown.

Gill has drawn on historical sources including journals and logs of the explorers, and his own wide knowledge of maritime history. The text is accompanied by more than 70 drawings and maps. (book flap)