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Chasing a Dream : The Exploration of the Imaginary Pacific by John Dunmore
$39.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: near fine
Early Europeans may have believed the world was flat, but by the Middle Ages there was widespread acceptance that it was, in fact, a globe. What remained a mystery, however, was what lay on the "other side". The belief in a vast southern continent went back centuries, and many expeditions set out to fin ...Show more
The Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste - A true account of M de Surville's expedition to New Zealand and the Unknown South Seas 1769-70 by John Dunmore
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
In 1769, 20 years before the French Revolution, two famous navigators passed within 120 kms of each other off the coast of New Zealand; the first was Captain James Cook in command of the Endeavour; the other was French East India Company Captain Jean de Surville in the St Jean Baptiste. French-Pacific h ...Show more
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