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Macassan History and Heritage: Journeys, Encounters and Influences

Year: 2013

Type: book

Abstract: 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 and there is new evidence to suggest that the Macassan praus were visiting

Source: ANU Press eBooks

DOI: 10.22459/mhh.06.2013

Authors: Marshall Clark, Sally May K.

Language: English

Topic: Australian History and Society

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Australian National University, Griffith University

Award: G2829775499

OpenAlex ID: W2114509196