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The unknown and mysterious Great Southland, or Terra Australis,
captured the European imagination for centuries before it became a
documented fact. This book traces the history of pictorial imagery
associated with the 'Fifth Continent'. It discusses and presents
imagery from all parts of the southern continent: Java, Australia,
New Zealand, New Guinea, the South Pacific Islands and Tierra del
Fuego as it evolved up to the Enlightenment. Many European
explorers had a passionate interest in depicting the plants,
animals and native inhabitants of the southern world. The images
associated with the search for the southern continent - paintings,
handcolored maps, drawings, tapestries and artefacts - are
discussed in the context of the link between art and exploration.
Beautifully illustrated with Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch and
English images, this book is an exciting visual account of the
construction of Terra Australis in the European imagination and as
scientific fact.
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