Author: McKINLAY, JOHN.
Title: Northern Territory Explorations, 1866. South Australian Parliamentary Papers 1865 - 66 Introduction Valmai Hankel.
Description: Limited Edition; Demy 8vo; pp. xxvi, 196; frontispiece, 2 fold-out maps, bound in original brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, gilt stamped decoration on upper board, fine copy. Adelaide; Friends of the State Library of South Australia; 1999. The Friends of the State Library of South Australia has begun a new series which reproduces selected parliamentary papers. To make them easier to read, the format has been changed and the type set in a more legible size. Otherwise, the text has been copied exactly. The first title of the series reproduces South Australian parliamentary papers relating to John McKinlay's arrival at Escape Cliffs and his explorations in the Northern Territory in 1866. An illustration and a modern map have been added to complement the original text and map. Also the 29 page introduction by Valmai Hankel has been added. Edition limited ro 600 copies.

Keywords: Australian Discovery Exploration Local History Northern Territory Parliamentary Papers John Mckinlay