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Fishing for the past : casting nets and lines into Australia's early colonial history /

After long voyages, hungry crews needed to be fed. On board every ship were the keen fishermen, catching fish to eat, but also ready with a great fish tale. On some voyages there were the resident naturalists and artists, recording, sketching and painting each new species found - some familiar, some...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pepperell, Julian G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dural Delivery Centre, NSW : Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, 2018.
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Sumario:After long voyages, hungry crews needed to be fed. On board every ship were the keen fishermen, catching fish to eat, but also ready with a great fish tale. On some voyages there were the resident naturalists and artists, recording, sketching and painting each new species found - some familiar, some completely alien. For tens of thousands of years Aboriginal people had been fishing these waters with spears, hooks, nets and traps, and gathering shellfish from the beaches, rocks and reefs. These activities were of considerable interest to the early mariners and were recorded in the same journal.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (225 pages)
ISBN:9780648043959
0648043959