Ill-starred Captains

Ill-starred Captains
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Publisher : Stackpole Books
Total Pages : 568
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ISBN-10 : 0811708497
ISBN-13 : 9780811708494
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Book Synopsis Ill-starred Captains by : Anthony J. Brown

Download or read book Ill-starred Captains written by Anthony J. Brown and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815), France and Britain dispatched rival voyages of discovery to complete the mapping of Australia and "advance the limits of science." Led by naval captains Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders, both expeditions carried safe-conducts protecting them from seizure by the ships of the opposing navies. Ill-Starred Captains is the first book to explore the two voyages together in detail. Published in association with the Royal Geographical Society of South Australia, it represents a major addition to the records of maritime history.


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