{"product_id":"discoveries-in-australia-with-an-account-of-the-hitherto-unknown-coasts-surveyed-during-the-voyage-of-the-hms-beagle-between-the-years-1837-and-1843-paperback-9781108032728","title":"Discoveries in Australia; With an Account of the Hitherto Unknown Coasts Surveyed during the Voyage of the HMS Beagle, between the Years 1837 and 1843 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032728","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDiscoveries in Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith an Account of the Hitherto Unknown Coasts Surveyed during the Voyage of the HMS Beagle, between the Years 1837 and 1843\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn 1846 account by an officer of H.M.S. Beagle of a six-year expedition to survey the coast of Australia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Lort Stokes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032728, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e588 pages, 24 b\/w illus.  5 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.3 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohn Lort Stokes (1812–85) was a naval officer on board H.M.S. Beagle - the same ship that had carried naturalist Charles Darwin around the world in 1831–6. Stokes served on that expedition and on the following commission, which was a survey of Australia in which the crew was charged with discovering more about the largely unknown land mass. The expedition set off in 1837 and Stokes did not return to England until 1843 - after 18 years of service on the Beagle - when he began work on this two-volume account of the voyage, which was published in 1846. This work provides a detailed narrative of the journey, including interaction with indigenous peoples and observations about the natural world in Australia, making it an important source about the early years of the European colony. Volume 2 sees the expedition explore the Victoria River, and later venture north into the Indonesian archipelago.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Leave Port Essington\u003cbr\u003e 2. Exploration of the Victoria\u003cbr\u003e 3. Victoria River\u003cbr\u003e 4. Victoria River to Swan River\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sail from Swan River\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sail from Rottee\u003cbr\u003e 7. Land sales\u003cbr\u003e 8. Gulf of Carpentaria\u003cbr\u003e 9. Gulf of Carpentaria\u003cbr\u003e 10. Indian archipelago\u003cbr\u003e 11. Post Essington and the N.W. Coast\u003cbr\u003e 12. Reported harbour\u003cbr\u003e 13. Exploration of interior\u003cbr\u003e 14. Australia to England\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Australasian \u0026amp; Pacific history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Australasian%20\u0026amp;%20Pacific%20history%20%5BHBJM%5D%22\"\u003eHBJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266033275160,"sku":"9781108032728","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032728i.jpg?v=1694873709","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/discoveries-in-australia-with-an-account-of-the-hitherto-unknown-coasts-surveyed-during-the-voyage-of-the-hms-beagle-between-the-years-1837-and-1843-paperback-9781108032728","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}