AUSTRALIAN TRAVELS, &c.
PUBLISHED BY T. AND W. BOONE,
29, NEW BOND STREET.
Now ready, in 2 vols. 8vo. with numerous Plates, some coloured,
NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION
INTO
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA,
BY ORDER OF HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT,
During the Years 1844, 5, 6,
With Notices of the Colony of South Australia.
BY CAPTAIN CHARLES STURT,
Late 39th Regt.
Colonial Treasurer, and
Author of "Two Expeditions into Southern Australia."
The character of the far Interior of Australia had long been a most interesting geographical problem, many imagining the centre to be occupied by a large inland sea, others conjecturing that it was an arid desert, which opinion was further strengthened by Mr. Eyre's unsuccessful endeavour to penetrate higher than the 29th degree of latitude in his expedition during the years 1840 and 1. Captain Sturt, so appropriately denominated the "Father of Australian Discovery," in consequence of being the first traveller to explore the rivers Murray, Murrumbidgee, Bogan, and Castlereagh, volunteered to conduct a party into the interior to determine this important question. With the approbation of Lord Stanley, the Colonial Minister, he accordingly started in the year 1844, and, after a series of unparalleled privations, succeeded in reaching the centre of the Continent in a line direct north of Adelaide. The journal of this perilous Expedition gives an account of the remarkable Stony Desert, the bed of Lake Torrens, descriptions of the Natives and their villages, and the discovery of several small rivers, &c.; added to which, his observations and collections on the Natural History have since been arranged by R. Brown, Esq. and J. Gould, Esq. in the form of an Appendix.
"The details of this romantic and perilous Expedition are replete with interest. From the numerous and lengthened expeditions he has undertaken, and the general intelligence and scientific skill he brings to bear upon the question, we know of no recent traveller in Australia whose opinions are entitled to more weight.—The portion of the work which refers to the Colony of South Australia is particularly valuable to intending emigrants."—Morning Herald.
JOURNALS OF EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY
IN
NORTH-WEST AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
DURING THE YEARS 1837, 1838, and 1839,
Under the Authority of her Majesty's Government.
With Observations on the Agricultural and Commercial Capabilities and Prospects
of several newly-explored fertile Regions, including
AUSTRALIND,
and on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c. &c.
By GEORGE GREY, Esq., late Captain 83rd Regt.
FORMERLY GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, NOW GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND.
With Two large Maps by J. Arrowsmith, and numerous Illustrations,
some coloured, in 2 vols. 8vo.
"It is not with the slightest hope of satisfying curiosity, or to anticipate the interest which the public in general, and geographers especially, always feel in enterprises of this nature, but merely to give such a sketch of the principal features of the expedition us may serve to direct those who are desirous of obtaining information respecting a portion of this remarkable country—hitherto only visited by Tasman, Dampier, Baudin, and King, and never before, we believe, penetrated by an European—to look forward to the detailed journals of the spirited officers who had the conduct of the expedition."—From Geographical Transactions.
A great portion of the country described in this Journal has never before been visited by any European. The Eastern coast of Short's Bay was for the first time seen and explored during the progress of these expeditions.
"We have rarely seen a more interesting book; it is full of splendid description and startling personal adventure; written in a plain, manly, unaffected style."—Examiner.
"It is impossible to have perused these highly interesting and important volumes without being inspired with feelings of warm admiration for the indomitable perseverance and heroical self-devotion of their gallant and enterprising author. Setting aside the vastly important results of Captain Grey's several expeditions, it is hardly possible to conceive narratives of more stirring interest than those of which his volumes are for the most part composed."—United Service Gazette.
"We have not read such a work of Travels for many years; it unites the interest of a romance with the permanent qualities of an historical and scientific treatise."—Atlas.
"We recommend our readers to the volumes of Captain Grey, assuring them they will derive both amusement and instruction from the perusal."—Times.
"This is a work deserving high praise. As a book of Travels it is one of the most interesting we remember to have met with."—Westminster Review.
"A book which should be in every lending library and book-club."—Englishman's Magazine.
"The contents of these interesting volumes will richly repay an attentive perusal."—Emigration Gazette.
"These narratives are replete with interest, and blend information and amusement in a very happy manner."—Australian Magazine.
Just published, in 1 vol. 8vo. with Plates and Woodcuts,
JOURNAL
OF AN
OVERLAND EXPEDITION IN AUSTRALIA,
FROM MORETON BAY TO PORT ESSINGTON.
A distance of upwards of 3000 miles.
BY DR. LUDWIG LEICHHARDT.
N.B. A large 3 sheet Map of the Route by J. Arrowsmith is published, and to be had separately in a Case, price 9s.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"A work of unquestionable merit and utility, and its author's name will justly stand high upon the honourable list of able and enterprising men, whose courage, perseverance, and literary abilities have contributed so largely to our knowledge of the geography and productions of our distant southern colonies."—Blackwood's Mag.
"For the courage with which this lengthened and perilous journey was undertaken, the skill with which it was directed, and the perseverance with which it was performed, it is almost unrivalled in the annals of exploring enterprise. It richly deserves attention."—Britannia.
"The narrative in which he relates the results of this remarkable journey, and the extraordinary fatigues and privations endured by himself and his fellow travellers, is not merely valuable for its facts, but full of absorbing interest as a journal of perilous adventures."—Atlas.
"The volume before us comprises the narrative of one of the most remarkable enterprises ever planned by man's sagacity and executed by man's courage and endurance. To our minds there is in every point of view an inexpressible charm in such a book as this. It not merely narrates to us the opening of a new material world for human enterprise and scientific investigation, but it makes more clearly known to us the wondrous powers and capacities of human nature. We recommend it to our readers as a work scarcely less remarkable for the extraordinary enterprise recorded in it, than for the simplicity and modesty with which it is related."—Morning Herald.
"The result of his enterprise was thoroughly successful. It has added not a little to our existing stock of knowledge in the various departments of natural history, and has made discovery in districts before untrodden, of an almost boundless extent of fertile country."—Examiner.
"The most striking feature in the expedition is its successful accomplishment, which is of itself sufficient to place Dr. L. in the first rank of travellers. How much Dr. L. has added to geographical discovery can only be felt by an examination of the admirable maps which accompany the volume. These have been deduced on a large scale from the traveller's sketches by Mr. Arrowsmith, and engraved with a distinctness of execution, and a brief fulness of descriptive remark which leave nothing to be desired."—Spectator.
Lately published, in 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, with 8 Maps and Charts, and 57 Illustrations
BY COMMAND OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY.
DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA
OF THE
VICTORIA, ADELAIDE, ALBERT, AND FITZROY RIVERS,
AND EXPEDITIONS INTO THE INTERIOR;
DURING THE
VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE,
BETWEEN THE YEARS 1837 AND 1843: ALSO
A NARRATIVE OF THE VISITS OF H.M.S. BRITOMART,
COMMANDER OWEN STANLEY, R.N., F.R.S.
TO THE ISLANDS IN THE ARAFURA SEA.
BY CAPT. J. LORT STOKES, R.N.
"The whole narrative is so captivating, that we expect to find the work as much in demand at circulating libraries as at institutions of graver pretensions."—Colon. Gaz.
"We have to thank Capt. Stokes for a most valuable work, one that will place his name by the side of Vancouver, Tasman, Dampier, and Cook."—New Quar. Review.
"The science of Navigation owes a deep debt to Captain Stokes. The information contained in the present volumes must render them an invaluable companion to any ship performing a voyage to that part of the world."—Foreign Quarterly Review.
"Every part of it is full of matter, both for the general and scientific reader. With the acts of throwing the lead, taking angles, &c. lively anecdotes and pleasing ideas are constantly associated, so that we very much doubt whether any reader will lay aside the book, large as it is, without regret. In some parts you have all the breathless excitement of a voyage of discovery, and sail up new rivers, and explore new lands, while elsewhere your thoughts are directed to the tracks of commerce and political speculation. Altogether the work is a charming specimen of nautical literature, written in a pure, flexible, terse, and elegant style, and bespeaks everywhere in the author a mind endued with very high moral and intellectual qualities."—Fraser's Mag.
"While these volumes must prove of great value to the maritime profession, to the geographer, and to emigrants, they cannot fail to be perused with interest by readers in general."—Athenæum.
"We cannot, in noticing these two ably written and interesting volumes, insist too strongly upon their importance alike to the mariner, the geographer, and the general reader. The author is a man of considerable merit, a shrewd observer of men and things, and who was fitted by nature and inclination to conduct these researches into the vast unknown continent whither he proceeded with enterprise and spirit. These volumes contain a fund of interesting matter, and we warmly recommend this valuable addition to our literary and scientific stores to the attention of the public."—Sentinel.
"The contents of these volumes, rich, varied and full of interest, will be their best recommendation. For scientific accuracy, they will be highly valued by the geographer and navigator, while they will be read for mere amusement by the public at large."—Sunday Times.
THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.
By Permission of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Now ready, in 2 vols. 8vo. with numerous Maps, Plates, and Woodcuts,
NARRATIVE
OF THE
SURVEYING VOYAGE OF H.M.S. FLY,
UNDER THE COMMAND OF
CAPTAIN BLACKWOOD, R. N.
IN TORRES STRAIT, NEW GUINEA, AND OTHER ISLANDS
IN THE EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO;
TOGETHER
WITH AN EXCURSION INTO THE INTERIOR
OF THE
EASTERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF JAVA,
DURING THE YEARS 1842 TO 1846.
BY J. BEETE JUKES, M. A.
NATURALIST TO THE EXPEDITION.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
"We must congratulate Mr. Jukes on the value of his publication. Scientific without being abstruse, and picturesque without being extravagant, he has made his volumes a striking and graceful addition to our knowledge of countries highly interesting in themselves, and assuming hourly importance in the eyes of the people of England."—Blackwood's Magazine.
"To transcribe the title-page of this book is sufficient to attract public curiosity towards it—to peruse the book itself is to be rewarded with the knowledge of a mass of information in which complete confidence can be reposed, for, from the first page to the last, it is apparent that the main object with Mr. Jukes is to tell all that he knows and believes to be true, rather than to win favour from his readers by his manner of telling it. There is not a pretty phrase, an exaggeration, nor an invention in the two volumes of Mr. Jukes; all is plain unadorned fact, and because it is so, is deserving, not merely of perusal, but of study. Such are the recommendations of Mr. Jukes' pages to the public, and all who desire to see truth united with novelty will peruse them."—Morning Herald.
"Mr. Jukes has been most judicious in his selection of topics whereon to dwell in his narrative, and he describes with great vivacity and picturesque power. There is much novelty and freshness in his book, and much valuable information."—Daily News.
"There are very few pages in the work which are not readable and entertaining."—Morning Post.
"Captain Blackwood having waived his right of authorship, the narrative of the voyage has been undertaken by Mr. Jukes, favourably known by an agreeable and informing book on Newfoundland, nor will the present work detract from his reputation. The narrative is well planned, pleasantly written, and full of matter."—Spectator.
"A great deal was seen, and Geography, Topography, Geology, Natural History, Ethnology, Philology, and Commerce may all be benefited by the work before us."—Literary Gazette.
"Mr. Jukes has performed his portion of the work with great ability, sparing no pains in the working up of his abundant material, so as to make it a book of science, as well as a book of amusement."—Critic.
"Although a professed man of science, he has described what he saw in a lucid and untechnical manner, so that his work will be found interesting to the ordinary reader, while it is equally valuable to the scientific. The amount of information conveyed is very great."—Midland Herald.
In 3 vols. 8vo. with Maps and numerous Plates,
JOURNALS OF EXPEDITIONS OF DISCOVERY
INTO
CENTRAL AUSTRALIA,
AND
OVERLAND FROM ADELAIDE TO KING GEORGE'S SOUND,
In the Years 1840-1;
Sent by the Colonists of South Australia,
WITH THE SANCTION AND SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT:
INCLUDING
An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines, and the state
of their relations with Europeans.
BY EDWARD JOHN EYRE,
RESIDENT MAGISTRATE, MURRAY RIVER, NOW LIEUT.-GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND.
*** The Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society was awarded to Mr. Eyre for the discovery of Lake Torrens, and explorations of far greater extent in Australia than any other traveller, a large portion never having been previously traversed by civilized man.
"His narrative of what he did and overcame, is more like the stirring stories of Park and Bruce than the tame and bookish diffuseness of modern travellers. Nothing short of a perusal of the volumes can enable our readers to appreciate this book."—Spectator.
"We might easily extract much more from Mr. Eyre's volumes of interest to the reader, but our limits circumscribe us. We therefore bid farewell to them, with the recommendation to the public, not to overlook a work which, though it records the failure of a great enterprize, is yet full of matter, which proclaims it of value."—Atlas.
"Mr. Eyre writes with the plain unaffected earnestness of the best of the old travellers."—Examiner.
"An intensely interesting book."—Tablet.
"We must now close these interesting volumes, not, however, without expressing our high approval both of the matter they contain, and of the manner of their compilation. We rise from the perusal of them with a feeling similar to that which follows the enjoyment of a pleasant work of fiction."—Critic.
In 1 vol. 8vo. cloth, with large Map by Arrowsmith, and numerous Illustrations,
SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND ITS MINES,
With an Historical Sketch of the Colony, under its several Administrations,
to the Period of Captain Grey's Departure.
By FRANCIS DUTTON.
"The best work which has yet issued from the press, descriptive of the resources and management of this thriving colony."—Mining Journal.
"We have here a well-timed book. South Australia and Its Mines are now objects of great interest; and Mr. Dutton's plain, unadorned recital, contains just what the intending emigrant, or the mercantile inquirer, will rejoice at having placed within his reach."—Colonial Gazette.
COLONIZATION;
PARTICULARLY IN SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA,
With some Remarks on Small Farms and Over Population.
By MAJOR-GENERAL SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER, K.C.B.
Author of "The Colonies; particularly the Ionian Islands"
In 1 vol. 8vo. price 7s. boards.
"We earnestly recommend the book to all who feel an interest in the welfare of the people."—Sun.
In 1 vol. post 8vo. price 5s. 6d.
HINTS FOR AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANTS,
WITH
ENGRAVINGS AND EXPLANATORY DESCRIPTIONS
OF THE WATER RAISING WHEELS,
AND MODES OF IRRIGATING LAND IN SYRIA, EGYPT, SOUTH AMERICA, ETC.
BY PETER CUNNINGHAM,
SURGEON, R.N.
Author of "Two Years in New South Wales," &c.
"The mere name of Mr. Cunningham affords an ample guarantee for the value of any work to which it may be prefixed; and, "to all whom it may concern," we can confidently recommend this remarkably neat little volume as replete with practical information. Its numerous illustrative engravings in wood are executed in a very superior style."—Naval and Military Gazette, October 23rd, 1841.
In 1 vol. 8vo. Map and Plates, cloth, price 12s.
AUSTRALIA,
FROM PORT MACQUARIE TO MORETON BAY,
WITH
Descriptions of the Natives, their Manners and Customs, the Geology,
Natural Productions, Fertility, and Resources of that Region.
First explored and surveyed by order of the Colonial Government.
BY CLEMENT HODGKINSON.
"The work before our consideration contains certain details connected with the portion of Australia, described in it, which will prove of first-rate importance to the colonist and emigrant, since they are evidently derived from practical experience. Throughout this unpretending little work we trace great honesty of purpose, and a disposition to state no more than the bare facts as they presented themselves."—New Quarterly Review.
Just published, in 2 vols. 8vo. with a large Map,
AN HISTORICAL,
POLITICAL, AND STATISTICAL ACCOUNT
OF THE
ISLAND OF CEYLON.
By CHARLES PRIDHAM, Esq.
AUTHOR OF
"THE MAURITIUS AND ITS DEPENDENCIES."
"——All these events will be found fully set forth in the volumes under notice, which are certainly far superior as a history of Ceylon to any other that has yet appeared. The reader will also find in these pages curious and original information respecting the habits, manners and customs of the Cingalese, which he may look for in vain in similar publications. Every portion of this valuable work teems with information of a precise and important character."—Observer.
"Those who seek information on the subject of Ceylon, will find his book a great storehouse of facts."—Economist.
JUST PUBLISHED,
A SERIES OF TEN COLOURED VIEWS,
TAKEN DURING THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS
ENTERPRISE and INVESTIGATOR,
UNDER THE COMMAND OF
Captn. SIR JAMES C. ROSS, Kt. F. R. S.,
IN SEARCH OF
Captn. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN, Kt. K.C.H.,
Drawn by Lieut. W. H. BROWNE, R.N.
LATE OF H. M. S. ENTERPRISE,
With a Summary of the Arctic Expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin.
Dedicated, by Special Permission,
TO THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY.
| Price, in a Cover | 16s. |
| Handsomely bound | 21s. |
LONDON.
ACKERMANN & CO., 96, STRAND,
By Appointment to H. M. the Queen, H. R. H. Prince Albert,
H. R. H. the Duchess of Kent, and the Royal Family.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
——The extreme interest evinced by the public would be likely to secure a welcome for these views if their execution had been less felicitous than it is. The Party arriving at the Southern Depôt is fearfully grand.——
Athenæum.
——Such are these ten extraordinary views; revealing scenes which are enough to appal the stoutest hearts. We seem to ask of these mountains of thick-ribbed ice "are our countrymen hidden from us by your fantastic forms?" &c.——
Literary Gazette.
——We do not remember ever being so powerfully impressed with the sublimity of portfolio drawings as with some of these views of the icy Polar Regions of the trackless North.——
United Service Gazette.
——We do not speak of it as a work of art merely, but of the evident truth of delineation, of local colouring, and atmospheric effects.——
Globe.
——This is a work which will no doubt meet with general patronage—giving a vivid idea of the frozen regions.——
Bell's Life.
——Ten of the most interesting views which scenery can furnish.——
Atlas.
——Perhaps the most attractive, as well as most effective, is Noon in Mid-Winter, and conveys the most solemn notions of the Polar Regions. This portfolio is the novelty of the season.——
Critic.
DISCOVERIES OF THE HONBLE. HUDSON'S BAY COS. ARCTIC EXPEDITION to the NORTH of REPULSE BAY; Conducted by JOHN RAE ESQR. 1846 & 1847; Shewing in connection, the Discoveries made by PARRY, ROSS, BACK, & the Honble. Company's Expedition Conducted by DEASE & SIMPSON 1838-1839. Adjusted & Drawn by John Arrowsmith London, Pubd. Jany. 1st. 1848, by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square. Discoveries of The Honble. Hudson's Bay Cos. Expeditions are Cold. Red Do. of Sir Edward Parry Purple Do. of Sir John Ross Yellow Do. of Sir George Back Green
DISCOVERIES OF THE
HONBLE. HUDSON'S BAY COS. ARCTIC EXPEDITION
to the NORTH of REPULSE BAY;
Conducted by JOHN RAE ESQR. 1846 & 1847;
Shewing in connection, the Discoveries made by
PARRY, ROSS, BACK,
& the Honble. Company's Expedition Conducted by
DEASE & SIMPSON 1838-1839.
Adjusted & Drawn by
John Arrowsmith
London, Pubd. Jany. 1st. 1848, by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square.
| Discoveries of The Hon ble . Hudson's Bay Co s . Expeditions are Col d . | Red |
| D o . of Sir Edward Parry | Purple |
| D o . of Sir John Ross | Yellow |
| D o . of Sir George Back | Green |
