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Laurie, James Stuart, F. Mueller

Landsborough's Exploration of Australia from Carpentaria to Melbourne, With Especial References to the Settlement of Available Country. . . with a Systematic Arrangement of Carpentarian Plants by F. Mueller

1866

407,02 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1866
Luogo di stampa
London. Thomas Murby
Autore
Laurie, James Stuart, F. Mueller
Edizione
First British edition and first edition by Laurie.
Soggetto
Travel - Pacific & Australia
Lingue
Inglese
Prima edizione

Descrizione

12mo [19 x 12 cm]; [iv], xi, 123, [v, ads] pp, double page map. original blind-stamped cloth, gilt title lettering on cover, spine faded, lightly rubbed at edges, interior is near fine in very good cover. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. When nothing had been heard from Burke by 1861, four relief expeditions were organized, this one by Landsborough, this one discovering suitable land for settlement in Queensland. This work, based on Landsborough's log book, describes the expedition with accurate observations. Mueller's description of plants found in the Gulf of Carpentaria is the first such listing. Ferguson 11330. Wantrup 175. 'This London edition is quite scarce' [Wantrup, Australian Rare Books p 242].