| Main Title: |
The Mermaid tree : how a tiny unknown ship opened Australia's north and west to development, dreams and disappointment / Robert Tiley. |
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| Author: |
Tiley, Robert, 1959-
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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| Imprint: |
ABC Books, 2006. |
| Collation: |
xx, 297 p. : ill., maps, ports., pbk, ; 24 cm. |
| Summary: |
A fascinating true tale of maritime exploration, imperial rivalry and the development of Colonial Australia in the first half of the nineteenth century. An in-depth examination of an important part of Australia's history. |
| Subject: |
King, Phillip Parker, 1791-1856
Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sebastien-Cesar, 1790-1842
Mermaid (Ship)
Surveyors, Marine
European exploration and explorers
European exploration and explorers
Australia
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| ISBN: |
0733317014 (pbk.) |
| Notes: |
Includes index.
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