9780243267378 - Discoveries in Australia, Vol. 2: With an Account of the Coast and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H. M.S. Beagle, in the Years ... (Classic Repri... (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles the 1837-1843 surveying voyage along the northwestern and northern coasts of Australia made by the HMS Beagle, led by Captain John Clement Wickham. The author was Commander J. Lort Stokes, who published this personal account in two volumes in 1846. The first volume, included here, describes the Beagle's initial survey, charting much of the previously unknown Australian coast, and frequent contact with the indigenous people. The explorers studied the flora and fauna, recorded the geology, and used their observations to create detailed maps of the coast, rivers, and terrain. This volume is a meticulously detailed account of the scientific nature of the Beagle's voyage and gives a rare account of 19th-century views of the Australian people and their contact with European explorers. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.