Description - Macassan History and Heritage by Marshall Clark
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 northern
Australia even earlier. This book examines the Macassan journeys to and from
Australia, their encounters with Indigenous communities in the north, as well
as the ongoing social and cultural impact of these connections, both in
Indonesia and Australia.
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