Edward John Eyre

Journals of Expeditions of Discovery Into Central Australia, and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound, in the Years 1840-1 2 Volume Set

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Produktbeschreibung

Published in 1845, this account of Eyre's Australian expedition enables readers to 'accompany' the explorer across the dangerous outback.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1038
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 63mm
• Gewicht: 1346g
• ISBN-13: 9781108038997
• ISBN-10: 1108038999
• Artikelnr.: 34571015

Inhaltsangabe

Volume 1: Preface
1. Origin of the expedition
2. First night's encampment with party
3. Spring Hill
4. Make arrangements for getting up stores from the Waterwitch
5. Break up the encampment
6. Causes of hostility of the natives
7. Excursion to the north-east
8. Proceed to the westward
9. Boy speared by the natives
10. Country between Streaky Bay and Baxter's Range
11. Embark stores
12. Land the stores and send the cutter to Denial Bay
13. Future plans
14. Proceed to the westward
15. Return of Mr. Scott in the Hero
16. Go back to meet the overseer
17. Horses begin to knock up
18. Go back with a native
Appendix. Volume 2: 1. The camp plundered
2. Reflections upon situation
3. Heavy road
4. Go on board the Mississippi
5. Large watercourse
6. Concluding remarks
Manners and Customs of the Aborigines of Australia: 1. Preliminary remarks
2. Physical appearance
3. Food
4. Property in land
5. Ceremonies and superstitions
6. Numbers
7. Language, dialects, customs, etc.
8. Effects of contact with Europeans
9. Suggestions for improvement of system adopted towards the natives
Explanation of the plates of native ornaments, weapons, implements, and works of industry.