Mariners are warned! : John Lort Stokes and H.M.S. Beagle in Australia 1837-1843 / Marsden Hordern
- Bib ID:
- 2180626
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hordern, Marsden C. (Marsden Carr), 1922-
- Description:
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- Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press at the Miegunyah Press, 1989
- xxi, 359 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm. + 7 maps in pocket.
- ISBN:
- 052284376X
- Series:
- Miegunyah Press series ; no. 4.
- Summary:
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The surveying voyages of John Lort Stokes on H.M.S. Beagle continued the work of Cook, Bligh and Flinders in mapping Australia's coastline. Conscientious and competent though occasionally foolish, Stokes explored Bass Strait, the Gulf of Carpentaria and much of northern and western Australia ; includes encounters with, and observations about, Aboriginal people.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Seven maps on folded leaves in pocket.
- Bibliography: p. 334-348.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2092 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2022
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1989
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