Macassan History and Heritage: Journeys, Encounters and Influences
This book presents inter-disciplinary perspectives on the maritime journeys of the Macassan trepangers who sailed in fleets of wooden sailing vessels known as praus from the port city of Makassar in southern Sulawesi to the northern Australian coastline. These voyages date back to at least the 1700s...
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| Format: | Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Canberra :
ANU Press,
2013
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
