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John Lort Stokes (1812-85) was a naval officer on board H.M.S.
Beagle - the same ship that had carried naturalist Charles Darwin
around the world in 1831-6. Stokes served on that expedition and on
the following commission, which was a survey of Australia in which
the crew was charged with discovering more about the largely
unknown land mass. The expedition set off in 1837 and Stokes did
not return to England until 1843 - after 18 years of service on the
Beagle - when he began work on this two-volume account of the
voyage, which was published in 1846. This work provides a detailed
narrative of the journey, including interaction with indigenous
peoples and observations about the natural world in Australia,
making it an important source about the early years of the European
colony. Volume 1 covers Stokes' time exploring north-west Australia
and includes illustrations of plants, insects, and reptiles.
John Lort Stokes (1812-85) was a naval officer on board H.M.S.
Beagle - the same ship that had carried naturalist Charles Darwin
around the world in 1831-6. Stokes served on that expedition and on
the following commission, which was a survey of Australia in which
the crew was charged with discovering more about the largely
unknown land mass. The expedition set off in 1837 and Stokes did
not return to England until 1843 - after 18 years of service on the
Beagle - when he began work on this two-volume account of the
voyage, which was published in 1846. This work provides a detailed
narrative of the journey, including interaction with indigenous
peoples and observations about the natural world in Australia,
making it an important source about the early years of the European
colony. Volume 2 sees the expedition explore the Victoria River,
and later venture north into the Indonesian archipelago.
Second volume of the account of the voyage of HMS Beagle, covering
the expeditions along the Victoria and Swan Rivers, to various
islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the return to England.
Originally published in 1846.
Account of the voyage of HMS Beagle to Australia in the years
1837-1843, covering the journey from Plymouth to Port Essington on
the northern coast of Australia. Originally published in 1846.
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