The Intrepids of Albany: Filling in Some Historical Gaps

The book explores the history of exploration and cartography of what is now called King George Sound, Oyster Bay, The Kalgan River and the surrounding river systems. The book commences with the visit in 1621 of Nuyts, the Dutch man who was literally blown off course by the roaring 40s. Some of his maps and charts were of very high caliber even by today's standard. The book then describes the increasing territorial conflicts between the French and English and how even Napolean eventually bec...