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The Furthest Shore: Images of Terra Australis from the Middle Ages to Captain Cook
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Product Description
The 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 search for the "Fifth Continent"--paintings, handcolored maps, drawings, etchings, tapestries and artifacts--which 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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2320085 in Books
- Published on: 1995-06-30
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 2.34 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 192 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"The Furthest Shore is a book I am glad to have, especially for its hard to come by illustrations and the excellent way in which Eisler shows different versions of sketches and drawings originally done on site and then copied, like de Bry's engravings of John White's drawings of Native Americans." Lydia Wevers, Utopian Studies
"For a variety of audiences, this will be an interesting book to read, as well as a beautiful volume to own." John T. McGrath, Sixteenth Century Journal
