Physical description
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia Vol 2
Author: Edward John Eyre
Publisher: T and W Boone
Date: 1845
Publication type
non-fiction
Inscriptions & markings
The label on spine cover has typed text RA 919.4 EYR
Paste down front end paper has a sticker from Warrnambool Public Library
Flyleaf has a stamp from Warrnambool Mechanics Institute.
Flyleaf has the title Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia by Edward John Eyre Resident Magistrate, Murray River. In Two Volumes Vol. 2. and London T & W. Boone, 29 New Bond Street. 1845.
Summary
Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia was written by Edward John Eyre. It is Eyre’s 1845 account of his 1840–41 exploration journeys from Adelaide into central Australia and then overland to King George’s Sound.
The book is published in two volumes and was first issued in 1845. It blends practical expedition reporting with reflection, so it is both a record of exploration and a statement about the colonial understanding of inland Australia.
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References
- State Library of New South Wales, Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia record, identifying Edward John Eyre and the 1845 work.
- Biodiversity Heritage Library bibliographic record for the same title and author.
- National Library of Australia catalogue record for the work, listing Eyre as author and the publication details.
