Cartographic eye, the: how explorers saw australia
Auteur :
Ryan, Simon
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521577915
Date de publication :
13 sept. 1996
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is an investigation of the presumptions and politics of Australian explorers' texts that shows that they are not the unadorned observations they would have us believe. It scrutinises the scientific and literary methodology of exploration.