Il Battista della Croce (del Sud): Omaggio a Andrea Corsali by Grazi, Giulia - 2007
by Grazi, Giulia
Il Battista della Croce (del Sud): Omaggio a Andrea Corsali
by Grazi, Giulia
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Italy: Giulia Grazi (Distributed by Lulu), 2007. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos (including maps), genealogical table, front cover corner tip little creased. 150 pp. (Estimated date, 2007, Trove catalogue.) A sympathetic biographical pot-pourri (including poetry) about the Italian (Florentine) explorer Andrea Corsali, who in a letter dated 1517 first described and drew the distinctive shape of the Southern Cross constellation, as observed during a Portuguese voyage to the Indian Ocean. Contains a chapter on Andrea Corsali and Australia, including a sculpture by Jon Hawley in his honour.
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- Book Condition Used
- Publisher Giulia Grazi (Distributed by Lulu)
- Place of Publication Italy
- Date Published 2007
- Keywords travel, exploration, history, art, maritime, physical sciences, astronomy, poetry, italian language, europe, italy, portugal
