{"product_id":"the-history-of-discovery-in-australia-tasmania-and-new-zealand-from-the-earliest-date-to-the-present-day-paperback-9781108029506","title":"The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand; From the Earliest Date to the Present Day (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108029506","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Earliest Date to the Present Day\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1865, this two-volume history describes the European exploration and settlement of Australia and New Zealand.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Howitt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108029506, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e488 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.8 cm, 0.62 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\"\u003eThe prolific writer William Howitt (1792–1879) embarked for Australia in 1852 and spent two years there travelling and panning for gold. His experiences resulted in several books that appealed to the Victorian public's avid interest in Antipodean exploration. Published in 1865, when New Zealand had only been recognised as a country for a generation, this two-volume work describes 'scenes of danger and of wild romance, of heroic daring and devoted deaths, such as few countries have to show'. It gives a valuable account of early European exploration and settlement in Australia and New Zealand as well as insights into European travellers' responses to this previously unknown continent. Volume 2 begins in the mid-1840s, and focuses on the 1861 disappearance in Australia of Burke and Wills, the expeditions searching for them (including one led by Howitt's son), and visits to New Zealand by explorers including Charles Heaphy and Julius Haast.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Dr. Leichhardt's expedition overland from Moreton Bay to Port Essington in the years 1844 and 1845\u003cbr\u003e 2. The expedition of Captain Sturt into Central Australia in the years 1844, 45, and 46\u003cbr\u003e 3. Exploring expeditions in Western Australia continued\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sir Thomas Mitchell's fourth expedition. Discovery of the Barcoss\u003cbr\u003e 5. Kennedy's explorations of the Barcoo and of the York Peninsula, 1847\u003cbr\u003e 6. The expedition of Mr. Robert Austin, assistant surveyor, into the interior of Western Australia, in 1854\u003cbr\u003e 7. Expedition for the exploration of Northern Australia in 1855–6, under the command of Mr. A. C. Gregory\u003cbr\u003e 8. The expeditions of John McDouall Stuart, extending from Adelaide to the North Sea, from 1858 to 1862\u003cbr\u003e 9. The exploring expedition of Victoria in 1860–1 under the command of Messrs. Burke and Wills\u003cbr\u003e 10. Expedition in quest of that of Messrs. Burke and Wills, under the command of Mr. Alfred William Howitt\u003cbr\u003e 11. The journey of Burke and Wills to the Gulf of Carpentaria, and return to Cooper's Creek\u003cbr\u003e 12. The exploration expedition of Mr. McKinlay in search of Burke and Wills in 1861 and 1862\u003cbr\u003e 13. Landsborough's expedition from the Gulf of Carpentaria in quest of Burke and Wills, 1861\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mr. Frederick Walker's expedition in quest of Burke and Wills\u003cbr\u003e 15. Expeditions of discovery in South Australia in 1856–57–58, and 59\u003cbr\u003e 16. Exploring expeditions in South Australia in 1856–57–58, and 59, continued\u003cbr\u003e 17. Augustus C. Gregory's expedition in quest of Dr. Leichhardt's remains\u003cbr\u003e 18. Expeditions in Western Australia in 1858 and 1861, by Mr. Frank T. Gregory\u003cbr\u003e 19. Expedition for bringing down the remains of Burke and Wills\u003cbr\u003e 20. Conclusion of discovery in Australia\u003cbr\u003e 21. Incidents of discovery and settlement in New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e 22. Discovery of the insularity of the South Island\u003cbr\u003e 23. Discoveries in the middle island continued\u003cbr\u003e 24. Opening communication with the west coast.\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":46266019676440,"sku":"9781108029506","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108029506i.jpg?v=1694873543","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-of-discovery-in-australia-tasmania-and-new-zealand-from-the-earliest-date-to-the-present-day-paperback-9781108029506","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}