Mariners Are Warned! – John Lort Stokes and H. M. S. Beagle in Australia, 1837-1843

Hordern, Marsden C. (Marsden Carr), 1922-

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BOATS MARITIME EXPLORATION AUSTRALIANA

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.

Signed by Author. xxi, 359 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm. + 7 maps in pocket. First Edition.
Miegunyah Press series ; no. 4.
Seven maps on folded leaves in pocket. Bibliography: p. 334-348. #070423
Stokes, J. Lort (John Lort), 1811-1885. — Journeys. | Beagle (Ship) | Surveyors, Marine — Australia. | Settlement and contacts – Explorers – European. | History – Biographies – Non-Indigenous. | Australia — Discovery and exploration. | Australia.

Additional Information

AuthorHordern, Marsden C. (Marsden Carr), 1922-
Number of pages380
PublisherMelbourne University Press at the Miegunyah Press
Year Published1989
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

Near Fine

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