Author: Moresby, Captn John.
Title: New Guinea and Polynesia: Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteaux Islands: A Cruise in Polynesia and Visits to the Pearl-Shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H.M. S Basilisk.
Description: London John Murray, 1876. Hardback thick octavo, no jacket as issued, re-backed, very good condition, rebacked dark blue cloth cover (gilt vignettes & lettering), black & white frontispiece engraving, five plates (including maps, edges repaired), large foldout single-colour map at rear (small tear), black endpapers (faded along edges), scratched rear board cover bottom edge near spine, front endpapers foxed, edges toned, edgewear, bookbinder sticker. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 327 pp. First edition. An important historical work describing Captain (later admiral) Moresby's journey in H.M.S. Basilisk along the unexplored coast of New Guinea. He accurately charted and surveyed the area, discovering Port Moresby harbour, now the capital of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and named after him. His reports also included China Strait and Milne Bay, and led to the annexation of British New Guinea. (Plus 32-page publishers catalogue at rear.).

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