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Title: The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea
Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries
in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606,
with Descriptions of their Old Charts.

Author: George Collingridge

Release Date: November 7, 2005 [EBook #17022]

Language: English

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The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea

Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the
Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions
of their Old Charts.

By George Collingridge De Tourcey, M.C.R.G.S., of Australasia;

Hon. Corr. M.R.G.S., Melbourne, Victoria; Hon. Corr. M.N.G.S., Neuchatel,
Switzerland; Hon. Corr. M. of the Portuguese G.S.; Hon. Corr. M. of the
Spanish G.S.; Founder (with his brother, Arthur Collingridge) and First
Vice-President of the Royal Art Society of N.S.W., Australia; Author of
"The Discovery of Australia," etc., etc.

First published 1906

"Olba a Sunda tao larga que huma banda
Esconde para o Sul difficultuoso."
CAMOENS.--Os Lusiadas.

CONTENTS.

I. In Quest of the Spice Islands
II. Voyages to the Spice Islands and Discovery of Papua
III. The Spice Islands in Ribero's Map
IV. Villalobos' Expedition and Further Discoveries in Papua
V. The First Map of New Guinea
VI. Jave-la-Grande, The First Map of Australia
VII. Pierre Desceliers' Map
VIII. Desliens' Map
IX. Mendana and Sarmiento Discover the Solomons
X. Mendana in Search of the Solomon Islands. An Early Map of the
Solomons
XI. Queiroz's Voyage. A Spanish Map of the Bay of St. Philip and
St. James, in Espiritu-Santo Island (New Hebrides)
XII. Torres' Discoveries

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

1. Prince Henry the Navigator
2. Statue of Prince Henry
3. Portuguese Fleet
4. Magellan
5. The Victoria
6. The _Trinidad_ in a Squall
7. Flying Fish (From an Old Map)
8. Sebastian del Cano
9. Scene in the Spi