Title The voyage of Torres : the discovery of the southern coastline of New Guinea and Torres Strait by Captain Luis Baéz de Torres in 1606 / Brett Hilder

Published St. Lucia, Q. : University of Queensland Press, 1980

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Description xxxii, 194 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 25 cm Contents Includes index Summary Reconstructs the discovery and navigation of the Torres Strait between Australia and Southern New Guinea by Spanish Captain Luis Baez de Torres. "Which passage did he use through the strait? Did he see the mainland of Australia? Which islands did he stop at?-- Captain Brett Hilder, --gathered together all the clues-- and set out to establish the day-to-day route of Torres from his landfall-- to the end of his voyage in Manilla."--Page 2 of cover Analysis Pacific Ocean Torres, Luis Baéz de Pacific Ocean Exploration Voyages by Torres, Luis Baéz de 1606 Pacific Ocean. Exploration, 1606. Voyages by Torres, Luis Vaez de, fl.1606 Notes Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188) and index Event 1980 Subject Torres, Luis Vaez de, active 1606. Explorations Explorers -- Spain -- Biography. SUBJECT Papua New Guinea. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81034915 Torres Strait. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136143 New Guinea http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091290 -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002239 Pacific Area http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096445 -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 Pacific Ocean http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096476 -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136144 -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002239 Papua New Guinea http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81034915 -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 Torres Strait http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136143 -- Discovery and exploration. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002238 Genre/Form Biographies. LC no. 80148515 ISBN 070221275X 9780702212758

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