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The Great South Sea: English Voyages and Encounters, 1570-1750

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The Great South Sea: English Voyages and Encounters, 1570-1750 - Williams, Glyndwr
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From the 16th to the 18th centuries, English buccaneers, privateers and naval expeditions sought fame and fortune in the distant reaches of the South Sea. Glyndwr Williams, a leading expert on Pacific Ocean exploration, draws on numerous documents to investigate these maritime adventures and how they were described in popular accounts of the time. 42 illustrations.

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The Great South Sea: English Voyages and Encounters, 1570-1750 1997, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT

ISBN-13: 9780300072440

Hardcover