The Discovery of Australia (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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After the Greeks, came the all-conquering Romans, who vanquished and occupied almost all lands of which they had knowledge, but their geographical lore was meagre, and Strabo knew very little more than Herodotus, although he had the advantage of four hundred years. Commerce was destined to do more for geography than war, and, doubtless, the wealth and luxury of Rome induced the navigator of the time to seek for foreign merchandise, wherewith to gratify and pamper the rulers of the world.

Following the march of centuries came the navigators of Arabia, of Scandinavia, of Venice, leading up to the illustrious Prince of Portugal, Henry the Navigator - probably the greatest promoter of maritime discovery - who, with Columbus, may be said to have shared the honours of the ocean during the fifteenth century. I hope I may be excused for giving the foregoing and subsequent brief outlines Of early geographical and cartographic lore by way of introduction to the main subjeé't of the following pages, viz.: The Discovery of Australia.

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