John 1885 stokes (5 risultati)

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. To-day's World Problem in Disease Prevention [microform]: a Non-technical Discussion of Syphilis and Gonorrhoea. Book.

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. A lithographed three-quarter length portrait, approx. 19 x 29cm. (plate size 27 x 40cm.), slightly creased and age-toned, else very good. Issued posthumously in The Country Gentleman Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal for July 4th 1885. Stokes joined the crew of the Beagle, initially under Phillip Parker King and then under Robert FitzRoy; he served on board during Charles Darwin's time with the ship. Stokes himself took charge of the Beagle for her survey of Australasian waters, and then received a commission on the steam ship Acheron for a survey of New Zealand. He was made Admiral in 1877, and died 11 June 1885.…

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

8vo. pp. 142. original printed wrs. (wrs. worn & discoloured).

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Scarce large scale Hydrographic chart of Buccaneer Archipelago region, Western Australia, centred on the town of Broome, with insets at lower right of Lagrange Bay and Beagle Bay. First issued in 1883 with new edition in 1911 and minor corrections 1919. A note on the charts states; Caution The whole of the coasts of North-western Australia are as yet very imperfectly examined and charted ; and mariner are cautioned accordingly. From surveys conducted 1818 to 1910 by; King, Wickham and Stokes Archdeacon & Coghlan Moore & Pasco Collections: National Library Australia: Bib ID 6449144 (1954 issue) Image Size: 982mm x 645mm (38.6" x 25.4"). Paper Size: 1017mm x 677mm (40" x 26.6"). Condition: In good condition, with centre fold as issued. Technique: Engraving.…