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 / by Charles Sturt
- Bib ID:
- 781016
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sturt, Charles, 1795-1869
- Online Version:
- http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/ozlit/pdf/p00102.pdf
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- Description:
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- London : T. and W. Boone, 1849
- 2 volumes : illustrations (some colour), colour map ; 23 cm.
- Series:
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- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK1517.
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK3065.
- Partial contents:
- Botanical appendix / by Robert Brown.
- Notes:
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- Spine title: Expedition into Central Australia.
- National Library of Australia's FRM F1853 (N) copy is best: fully bound in blue leather by J. Wright with five raised bands, gilt edges and decorations including stamped supralibros (Royal Coat of Arms) on front covers; in blue slipcase with the 2 volume, 1834 edition of 'Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia ...' (Ferguson, 1853); both editions are presentation copies from the author.
- National Library of Australia's FC F5202 copy is a two volume set, with embossed, green cloth boards, pale yellow endpapers and gilt spine lettering on both volumes. This set includes a mix of coloured and black and white illustrations and a hand coloured map. Volume one has a clipping from an Angus & Robertson catalogue detailing the extent of the contents. Both volumes have J.A.Ferguson bookplates attached. This set is missing the map in the folder that matches the volumes.
- National Library of Australia's FRM F5202 (Petherick map): Map of Captn. Sturt's route from Adelaide into the centre of Australia ... / by John Arrowsmith' is in a folder that matches the colour and embossing of the Ferguson copy.
- One of the Library's copies has variant spine title "Central Australia in 1844-46".
- Some of Library's copies accompanied by: Map of Captn. Sturt's route from Adelaide into the centre of Australia ... / by John Arrowsmith.
- Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/ozlit/pdf/p00102.pdf
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK1517, NK3065.
- Cited In:
- Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 5202
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Brown, Robert, 1773-1858
- Also Titled:
- Expedition into Central Australia
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1869
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1849
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