Trailblazer's curse
There's a documented blueprint for the exploration of Australia I saw on YouTube. It was in 1830 by a man called Thomas J Maslen who thought Australia had an inland sea. For those who used to peruse atlases in their free time, you know that it's mostly barren outback and it's only habitable at the coastlines. Thomas led a team of his support staff into the outback in the pursuit led by his curiosity. The experience was quite different from what boots on the ground saw. Yes, Thomas only drew the map. I'm not however going to go into detail about this particular adventure but use it as a historical analogy for a phenomenon I have observed as I often do. His map was in a book called Friend of Australia and was, as I mentioned before, considered a blueprint for the exploration of inland Australia. He had reputable experience as a Military Officer in India prior which piled onto this perceived knowledge and expertise of Australasia. In the late 80s the world was very dif...
