Physical description

450 p. Index; maps; bibliography.

Inscriptions & markings

Dear Mrs Scott/I hope you enjoy the/book, and I am grateful/for the interest you have/shown/(signed) Kenneth Gordon McIntyre.

Summary

An understanding of deep - sea navigation and of the policies that drove the Maritime Powers of Spain and Portugal to compete to rule the world on either side of the Pope's meridian including the Australian coast. An historical mystery unearthing of secrets that have been kept for hundreds of years.