The Essential Library presents John Pinkerton's "Early Australian Voyages," a captivating account of true-life stories of courage and daring. Meet the brave explorers who were the first to cross the uncharted seas. This heirloom edition is part of an entertaining collection of hard-to-find works of non-fiction. Visit www.EssentialLibrary.com to see all the titles in this series.

The Story of Cook and 1770 marks the first moment of British contact with the east coast of the continent we now know as Australia. It is one of our nation's origin stories, although remembered very differently by Anglo-Australians and by Indigenous Australians. Endeavour Voyage: The Untold Stories of Cook and the First Australians brings something new to this chapter of our history. It expands our national narrative to encompass the perspectives of Indigenous Australians long absent from the telling of these stories. In making the exhibition and creating this companion book, the National Museum of Australia worked closely with Indigenous people from communities along the east coast of Australia -- people whose ancestors witnessed the events of 1770. This richly illustrated publication provides the back story to the exhibition and offers insights from Megan Davis, Maria Nugent, Angus Trumble, Sarah Engledow and others on both Captain James Cook and the Endeavour voyage, including how our understandings of the events of 1770 have been shaped, in part, by a 250th anniversary year defined by COVID-19.

This is a historical account of the early exploration and discovery of Australia by three prominent explorers: Pelsart, Tasman, and Dampier. The book offers a detailed insight into the voyages, discoveries, and challenges faced by these explorers in their quest to explore the unknown lands of Australia.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis by Richard Henry Major is a description of various expeditions to the continent now known as Australia. You will enjoy reading this historical and precious collection of travelers' accounts of Australia. Contents: "A Memorial addressed to His Catholic Majesty Philip the Third, King of Spain, by Dr. Juan Luis Arias, respecting the exploration, colonization, and conversion of the Southern Land, translated from the Spanish original, A translation, nearly literal, by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq., from a Spanish manuscript copy in his possession, reprinted from App. to vol. ii of Burney's "Discoveries in the South Sea..."

In 1791, Admiral Bruny d'Entrecasteaux sailed from France to search for his compatriot, the explorer La Perouse. Although d'Entrecasteaux failed to discover the fate of La Perouse, his voyage had many achievements. It also yielded significant natural history collections and ethnographic observations in both Australia and the Pacific.

Origin & description of Macassan contact with Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Aboriginal trade with Macassans; Aborigines in Celebes; introduction to tobacco & other objects to Aborigines; introduction of disease to Aborigines, murder & violence; language influences, rock art & stone arrangements illustrating Macassan features.