Two Expeditions Into Interior of Southern Australia, During Years - With Observations on Soil, Climate, General Resources of Colony of

Klappentext This 1833 publication describes the many difficulties encountered by Sturt as he explored the uncharted interior of New South Wales. Zusammenfassung Published in 1833, this two-volume account by Charles Sturt (1795–1869) documents the difficulties of exploring unmapped territory in the harsh Australian summer. Volume 2 focuses on Sturt's travels from the Murrumbidgee River to the Murray and his arduous return journey, describing the region's topography and its Aboriginal inhabitants. Inhaltsverzeichnis Expedition Down the Morumbidgee and Murray Rivers, in 1829, 1830, and 1831: 1. Introductory; 2. Commencement of the expedition in November, 1829; 3. Character of the Morumbidgee where it issues from the hilly country; 4. Embarkation of the party in the boats, and voyage down the Morumbidgee; 5. Character of the country; 6. Improvement in the aspect of the country; 7. Valley of the Murray; 8. Environs of the lake Alexandrina; Appendix.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Charles Sturt, Sturt Charles
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108038867
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03886-7
• Pages: 298
• Thèmes: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania; Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831 2 Volume Set
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Australia, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Expeditions: popular accounts, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history