Title / Name
'Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia' - Vol 1 by Capt. Charles Sturt, 39th Regt.

Brief Description
Hard cover book of 219 pages in six chapters, of an expedition down the Macquarie River and into the western interiors in 1828 and 1829. With observations on the soil, climate and general resources of the colony of New South Wales.
Illustrations of 'Native Burial place near the Budda.' Map of Australia (missing). 'Cataract of the Macquarie'. 'The Rose Cockatoo'. 'The Crested Pigeon'. 'A Selenite' and 'Chrystallized Sulphate of Lime'.
Includes a list of stores supplied for the expedition.
Inscribed on flyleaf 'John Martyn Jnr. Hautapu'.

Archive Number
A228

Primary Maker
Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill London

Date
1833

Dates Covered
1828 - 1829

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