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John Lort Stokes
1811-1885
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Books by John Lort Stokes
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea.
"Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1" by John Lort Stokes is a two-volume work published in 1846. It presents edited journals from the HMS Beagle's six-year surveying expedition along Australia's coasts and rivers from 1837 to 1843. The work chronicles both maritime and inland explorations undertaken by Stokes and his crew, revealing numerous previously unknown places in Australia. Written in an engaging and vivacious style, it stands as the official account of the last major expedition of Australian discovery.
Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea
"Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2" by John Lort Stokes is a narrative account published in 1846. This volume documents the maritime and inland explorations conducted by Stokes and the crew of HMS Beagle during their surveying expedition across Australia from 1837 to 1843. The work records newly discovered places, publishing their names and locations for the first time. Written in an engaging and vivacious style, it captures both coastal voyages and inland expeditions that shaped Australian geographical knowledge.