Journals of John Mcdouall Stuart During Years 1858, 1859, 1860, - When He Fixed Centre of Continent Successfully Crossed It From Sea

Klappentext An 1864 account of six expeditions into the Australian outback by one of the leading explorers of the time. Zusammenfassung John McDouall Stuart (1815–66) was a pioneering explorer of Australia. The treks he made from 1858 to 1862 are the focus of this account, published in 1864 and compiled from Stuart's notes by William Hardman (1828–90). It includes Stuart's crossing of the continent in 1862. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Journal of Mr. Stuart's expedition to the North-West, May to September, 1858; Journal of Mr. Stuart's second expedition (in the vicinity of Lake Torrens), April to July, 1859; Journal of Mr. Stuart's third expedition (in the vicinity of Lake Torrens), November, 1859, to January, 1860; Journal of Mr. Stuart's fourth expedition (fixing the centre of the continent), from March to September, 1860; Journal of Mr. Stuart's fifth expedition, from November, 1860, to September, 1861; Journal of Mr. Stuart's successful expedition across the continent of Australia, from December, 1861, to December, 1862; Appendix.

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• Authors: John McDouall Stuart, Stuart John McDouall
• Assisted by: William Hardman (Editor), Hardman William (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108039161
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03916-1
• No. of pages: 568
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Australia, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Australasian & Pacific history, Geographical discovery and exploration, Australasian and Pacific history