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Ernest Powell Giles (1835-97) is best remembered as one of the
first explorers of South Australia. Powell emigrated to Australia
with his parents in 1850, settling in Adelaide. From 1861 he was
leading small-scale expeditions along the Darling River, searching
for land suitable for cultivation. Following the completion of the
Overland Telegraph Line between Adelaide and Darwin in 1872, Powell
embarked on five expeditions attempting to discover an overland
route between Adelaide and Perth. These volumes, first published in
1889, provide a detailed and dramatic account of his discoveries.
Based on Powell's personal journals, these volumes describe in
vivid detail the hardships and dangers of exploration in Australia
in the nineteenth century, while providing an evocative description
of the South Australian landscape before colonisation. Volume 1
contains Powell's account of his first two unsuccessful expeditions
of 1872 and 1873, including his discovery of the Gibson Desert and
Lake Amadeus.
Ernest Powell Giles (1835-97) is best remembered as one of the
first explorers of South Australia. Powell emigrated to Australia
with his parents in 1850, settling in Adelaide. From 1861 he was
leading small-scale expeditions along the Darling River, searching
for land suitable for cultivation. Following the completion of the
Overland Telegraph Line between Adelaide and Darwin in 1872, Powell
embarked on five expeditions attempting to discover an overland
route between Adelaide and Perth. These volumes, first published in
1889, provide a detailed and dramatic account of his discoveries.
Based on Powell's personal journals, these volumes describe in
vivid detail the hardships and dangers of exploration in Australia
in the nineteenth century, while providing an evocative description
of the South Australian landscape before colonisation. Volume 2
deals with Powell's expeditions in 1874 and 1875, including his
discovery of the Great Victoria Desert and his return journey.
Title: Geographic travels in Central Australia from 1872 to 1874.
With a map.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print
EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United
Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries
holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats:
books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps,
stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14
million books, along with substantial additional collections of
manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND & the PACIFIC collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
This collection offers titles providing historical context for
modern day Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Melanesia, Micronesia,
Polynesia, and the Pacific Islands (collectively, Oceania). It
includes studies of their relationship to British colonial
heritage, Trans-Tasman history, resistance to colonization, and
histories of sailors, traders, missionaries, and adventurers.
++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
++++ British Library Giles, Ernest; 1875. 223 p.; 8 . 10492.e.16.
Title: Australia twice traversed ... Being a narrative compiled
from the Journals of five exploring expeditions ... from 1872 to
1876 ... With maps and illustrations.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND &
the PACIFIC collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This collection offers titles providing
historical context for modern day Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania,
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the Pacific Islands
(collectively, Oceania). It includes studies of their relationship
to British colonial heritage, Trans-Tasman history, resistance to
colonization, and histories of sailors, traders, missionaries, and
adventurers. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Giles, Ernest; 1889. 2
vol.; 8 . 10491.ff.11.
Title: Australia twice traversed ... Being a narrative compiled
from the Journals of five exploring expeditions ... from 1872 to
1876 ... With maps and illustrations.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
Offering some insights into the study and mapping of the natural
world, this collection includes texts on Babylon, the geographies
of China, and the medieval Islamic world. Also included are
regional geographies and volumes on environmental determinism,
topographical analyses of England, China, ancient Jerusalem, and
significant tracts of North America. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Giles, Ernest; 1889. 2 vol.; 8 . 10491.ff.11.
Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A
Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions
Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia,
From 1872 To 1876.
Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A
Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions
Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia,
From 1872 To 1876.
Australia Twice Traversed. The Romance Of Exploration, Being A
Narrative Compiled From The Journals Of Five Exploring Expeditions
Into And Through Central South Australia, And Western Australia,
From 1872 To 1876.
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