The Stolen Maps
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The prevailing and enduring oaths of secrecy surrounding all maps, charts, logbooks, and journals associated with any journey made by any Portuguese citizen (whether either military, or private in nature) beyond the Cape of Good Hope, was strictly policed by a Government authority known as The Casa da India e Mina, located in Lisbon. Those oaths of secrecy had to be sworn before sailing. To either disobey that law, or not hand in all required documents upon return to Portugal, guaranteed the death penalty.
Priceless maps having their origins in the 1520s—which included Australia for the first time—certainly made it into the vaults of The Casa da India... but somehow those maps went missing
AND SO, AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST MARITIME SECRET?
The Stolen Maps is a tantalising, thought provoking account of leadership, adventure, discovery, greed, deception and destiny. It is also a tribute—inspired by the bravery of those who met the challenge of the world’s uncharted oceans.
Learn how fate ensured Australia did not become a Portuguese speaking nation. You may also be intrigued by well-intentioned indigenous interaction.
This novel is from the imagination of the author, though the reader may feel thrust into accepting that the boundaries of probability and possibility have not necessarily been stretched beyond belief.
Trevor Tucker
Trevor Tucker retired in 2005 from the oil and gas industry and although his first interest in writing was from a technical perspective, it soon evolved to ‘faction’. The author adds: ‘Though having been bitten by the writing bug, I sometimes wonder if I have retired.’ A chance meeting with a man who saved his life, soon revealed a history that needed to be rewritten; Trevor took it as his responsibility to share a story related to his father. Ned Kelly’s Son is the author’s first novel and his interests in Australian history, bushwalking, and exploring his homeland, reflect with passion throughout the book. With believable characters and a reliance on recorded history, he implants a strong probability of something neglected or overlooked in previous records about Australia’s most notorious bushranger, Ned Kelly. Trevor’s other interests include spending time with his kids and grandkids, writing, fishing, reading, bike riding, Test cricket, AFL football, and power flow yoga. Future works include another novel of Australian history and an anecdotal short story collection.
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