| Description |
xxi, 359 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm + 7 maps in pocket |
| Series |
Miegunyah Press series ; no. 4 |
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Miegunyah Press series ; no. 4
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| Contents |
In back pocket: Chart of Bass' strait -- The Houtman Rocks and adjacent coast -- Southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria -- part of the west coast of Australia -- Port Adelaide and Holdfast Bay -- The Albert River -- The Victoria River |
| Summary |
The surveying voyages of John Lort Stokes on H.M.S. Beagle continued the work of Cook, Bligh and Flinders in mapping Australia's coastline. Conscientious and competent though occasionally foolish, Stokes explored Bass Strait, the Gulf of Carpentaria and much of northern and western Australia ; includes encounters with, and observations about, Aboriginal people |
| Analysis |
Australia - discovery & exploration |
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Stokes, J. Lort |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Seven maps on folded leaves in pocket |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 334-348 |
| Subject |
Stokes, J. Lort (John Lort)
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Stokes, J. Lort (John Lort), 1811-1885 -- Travel
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Stokes, J. Lort (John Lort), 1811-1885
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Stokes, John Lort, 1811-1885 -- Travel.
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Stokes, J. Lort (John Lort), 1811-1885. -- Travel
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Stokes, John Lort, 1811-1885.
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Beagle (Ship)
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| SUBJECT |
Beagle (Ship)
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| Subject |
Beagle (Dog breed)
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Surveyors, Marine -- Australia -- Biography.
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Surveyors, Marine -- Australia.
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Surveyors, Marine.
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Voyages and travels.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Discovery and exploration.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114308
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| LC no. |
90104384 |
| ISBN |
052284376X |
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