![The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/092/751/9781742751092.OL.0.m.jpg)
![The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/092/751/9781742751092.OL.0.m.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia.
by Hill, David
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1742751091
- ISBN 13
- 9781742751092
- Seller
-
Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sydney: William Heinemann / Random House Australia, 2012. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour photos & maps centre spread, maps, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 386 pp. David Hill relates the story of men whose drawings recorded countless previously unknown species and turned mythical creatures into real ones, and whose courage and determination enabled Terra Australis Incognita to become Australia. The author has used diaries and other first-hand accounts to tell the story of Englishman Matthew Flinders and Frenchman Nicolas Baudin who had been sent by their governments on the same quest.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27356
- Title
- The Great Race: The Race Between the English and the French to Complete the Map of Australia.
- Author
- Hill, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1742751091
- ISBN 13
- 9781742751092
- Publisher
- William Heinemann / Random House Australia
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- australian history, maritime, travel, exploration, explorers, geography, maps, mapmaking, government, diaries, diary, britain, europe, france
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIAN HISTORY;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...