Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R...
Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R...
Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. &c., during the years 1846-1850 : including discoveries and surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, etc. : to which is added the account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the Cape York Peninsula / by John MacGillivray.
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Publisher
London : T. & W. Boone, 1852.
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Date
1852.
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MD 3 T 28 , MD 3 T 27 , RB/DS994A/30 , 85/105 , 85/104 , E919.4/MACG , RB/DS994A/31 , DSM/984.6/15A2 , 984.6/15A6 , DSM/984.6/15A1 , 984.6/15A4 , 984.6/15A3 , 984.6/15A1 , 984.6/15A5
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Language
English
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Physical content
2 v. : ill., 1 chart, ports. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the Cape York Peninsula in tropical Australia/W. Carron (vol.2, pp.119-276) .
Publication information
Publisher
London : T. & W. Boone, 1852.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1852.
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Copyright status: Out of copyright.
Please acknowledge: State Library of New South Wales.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
v.1, p.48-49; Natives of Moreton Is.; Porpoises used in fishing; Huts, etc.; p.81-83; Natives of Rockingham Bay; Canoes, etc.; Start of Kennedy expedition; p.118-119; Bird Islands - artefacts, canoes; p.120-127; Cape York - difficulty of obtaining vocabulary; Physical characters; Foods; p.145- 159; Port Essington - adornment, bodily ornament, bodil...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. &c., during the years 1846-1850 : including discoveries and surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, etc. : to which is added the account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's expedition for the exploration of the Cape York Peninsula / by John MacGilliv...
Other title
Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
The account of Kennedy's expedition is by William Carron et al.
Mitchell Library copy at 984.6/15A3-15A4: have bookplate Adrian Knox.
Mitchell Library copy at 984.6/15A5-15A6: have bookplate E Collectione Evan Gill Liverpool.; has ms. inscription "Baron Hambros Rockhampton 1852".
Mitchell Library copy at DSM/984.6/15A2: has Alfred Lee bookplate.
Selected for Digitisation 2013...
Citation / References Note
Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 11972
Wantrup, J. Australian rare books, 1788-1900, 145
Additional physical form availability note
Volume 1 also available online via the State Library of NSW at: http://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?embedded=true&toolbar=false&dps_pid=IE4280290.
Volume 2 also available online via the State Library of NSW at: http://digital.sl.nsw.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?embedded=true&toolbar=false&dps_pid=IE4271715....
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MD 3 T 28 , MD 3 T 27 , RB/DS994A/30 , 85/105 , 85/104 , E919.4/MACG , RB/DS994A/31 , DSM/984.6/15A2 , 984.6/15A6 , DSM/984.6/15A1 , 984.6/15A4 , 984.6/15A3 , 984.6/15A1 , 984.6/15A5
Record Identifier
74VvgjVBN5yl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvgjVBN5yl
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DDC
919.04
MMS ID
991012397669702626
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