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71-4201 Sturt,C.
Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia.. performed under the authority of Her Majesty's Government, during the years 1844, 5 and 6. Together with a notice of the province of South Australia, in 1847...2 Bde. Ldn., T.W.Boone 1849. Mit 6 (2 getönt. u. 4 kolor.) lith. Taf., 10 Stahlstichtaf. u. mehrf. gefalt., gest. Karte. X, 416, 8 S.; 2 Bl., VI, 308, 92, 8 S., 2 Bl. Hmaroquinbde. d. 20. Jhts. mit goldgepr. Rckn.-Fileten u. -Tit.
Erste Ausgabe. - Ferguson 5202: "...This was Sturt's farthest expedition into the Interior..."- Die kolor. Taf. zeigen dekorat. Abb. v. Vögeln, Mäusen, etc. - - "The geographical result of Sturt's last expedition, the first into the heart of the continent, were significant. He determined the confluence of the Darling and the Murray, settled speculation about a vast inland sea, found no evidence of a large central river, and determined that there was no central dividing range. The expedition was also responsible for major discoveries,.."(Wantrup 119). - Leicht gebräunt, tls. stockfl. Einig. Taf. im 2. Bd. mit Wasserrand im unt. Eck.
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