Mirror of the Australian Navigation By Jacob le Maire: A Facsimile Of The 'Spieghel Der Australische Navigatie.', Being An Account Of The Voyage Of Jacob Le Maire & Willem Schouten 1615-1616

Le Maire, Jacob [Edward Duyker (intro.)[Alexander Dalrymple (English text)]

Edité par Hordern House Sydney 1999

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1st edition 1/4 leather Nice copy small folio 32, (16), 72, (6), 64, (1)pp., , When Isaac Le Maire tried to break the East Indies spice trade monopoly in 1615-16, he founded The Australian Company in order to locate Terra Australis and find an alternative trade route to the East Indies. Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten opened up the sea route to the Pacific via Cape Horn. Leather spine over marbled boards.

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• Titre: Mirror of the Australian Navigation By Jacob le Maire: A Facsimile Of The 'Spieghel Der Australische Navigatie.', Being An Account Of The Voyage Of Jacob Le Maire & Willem Schouten 1615-1616
• Éditeur: Hordern House Sydney 1999
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale