The Coral Sea is between Australis and the Solomon Islands, to the east of Indonesia. The region plays largely run the explorations by the Dutch and English in the 18th and 19th centuries. This is a history of not only explorations, but of outlaws, desperados, runaway whalemen, beachcombers, treacherous waters, blackbirders and missionaries. Contains maps drawn by Stephen J. Voorhies and numerous historic photographs, accompanying those of the author.