Author: STOKES, J. LORT.
Title: Discoveries in Australia. With an account of the Coasts and Rivers explored and surveyed during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, In the years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43.
Description: Facsimile Edition 1969. 2 Volumes. Vol I; 8vo. pp. 521; illustrated frontispiece, 18 b/w. illustrations, 10 b/w. plates, 3 fold-out maps at end of volume, appendix; original blue cloth a very good copy. Vol. II. pp. 543; illustrated frontispiece, 24 b/w. illustrations, 5 large folding maps at back of volume, appendix; original blue cloth; a few bumps to vol. 2 cloth edges otherwise a fine set. Adelaide, Libraries of South Australia, 1969. Facsimile Edition No. 33. Includes the voyage of the Beagle Grey and Lushingtons exploring party, death of King William the Fourth, slave trade in Africa, Captain Grey's account of an almost white race, descriptions of sealers, colonists, Aboriginals, native drawings American whalers, native methods of fishing and much more. This first edition of this facsimile was only printed in an edition of 374 sets. (see Peade A33).

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