RATTLESNAKE

By JORDAN GOODMAN

A voyage of discovery to the Coral Sea

HMS Rattlesnake, an ageing British warship, was commissioned in 1846 to survey this magnificent 'Coral Sea' and to produce the first detailed chart of the New Guinea coast. Every reef, every shoal, every rock hazard had to be located and mapped with extreme accuracy. At stake was the pre-eminence of British sea power - and the ambitions

The epic, beautifully-told story of a great voyage of exploration.


Soft laminated cover 368 pages. Aprox 196mm x 126mm ISBN 9780571210787  (2006). RRP $29.95