Map of the Eastern Part of Australia. Showing the Route of Mess.rs Burke and Wills, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria [and] Map of Mr. McKinlay's Route, in search of Mess.rs Burke and Wills, in Sept.r and Oct.r, 1861 (Reduced from the Original).

Verlag: Ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed,. Henry Hansard, printer. 28 March, 1862., London,, 1862

Artikelbild 1 von 3.

Anbieter: Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd, London, Vereinigtes KönigreichDaniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd

Verkäufer/-in mit 4 Sternen

AbeBooks-Verkäufer/-in seit 7. November 2011

Verbandsmitglied: ABAPBFAILAB

Artikel dieses Verkäufers ansehen

Zustand: Gebraucht

EUR 1.798,25

EUR 23,28 Versand 
Versand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USA

Anzahl: 1 verfügbar

In den Warenkorb
Kostenlose Rückgaben innerhalb von 30 Tagen

Artikelbeschreibung vom Verkäufer

"the glorious race across the continent" (Sir Henry Barkly) One large folding and one full-page lithographed map, with contemporary hand-colour in outline (502 by 320; 280 by 170mm); bound into "Hansard" paper 'Australian Exploring Expedition. (Burke and Wills). Copy of all Despatches from Sir Henry Barkly and the other Colonial Governors on the subject of the Australian Exploring Expedition', folio; stabbed and sewn as issued, preserved in archival buckram-backed portfolio. The censorious official report, issued as part of the royal commission, into the disappearance of legendary Australian explorers Burke and Wills: a tragic tale of hubris and mischance of epic proportions emblazoned into the heart of every Australian. The signal intent of the expedition, commissioned by the state of Victoria's worthies on a whim, in the spirit of sporting endeavor rather than scientific exploration, was to compete with the ambitions of South Australian explorer John McDouall Stuart, to be the first to traverse the Australian continent from South to North. The choice of local policeman, Robert O'Hara Burke (1821-1861), as totally inexperienced leader, was: "inexplicable if exploration were the real object, but excellent if it were exploit. Burke was a death or glory man and he achieved both" (Fitzpatrick). Burke and Wills did, technically, achieve their goal, but at a terrible cost: with an expenditure of more than £60,000, the lives of seven explorers, and an unknown number of indigenous people. Outfitted with "over two dozen [camels], both riding and pack animals, imported complete with cameleers. There were horses and wagons, abundant food for two years and lavish equipment, including 6 tons of firewood, 57 buckets and 45 yards of green gossamer for veils. The party consisted of three officers: Burke, Landells the camel-master, and William John Wills surveyor and meteorologist; two German scientific officers, Ludwig Becker naturalist and Herman Beckler medical officer and botanist; a foreman and nine assistants and the camel-drivers. The expedition left Melbourne on 20 August 1860 and made a stately progress through the settled districts to Swan Hill and Balranald and reached Menindee on the Darling at the beginning of October. The march to the gulf was made in extraordinarily favourable conditions, after a season of heavy rain. Charles Sturt's Stony Desert was like a garden, full of lily ponds, and Burke's expedition, in this also unique, was never short of water and was able to travel in an almost straight line to its objective, without losing time searching for water. Even so it took four months to do the 1500 miles. They walked from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. with only a single day of rest in the whole period, and were half-starving in the fourth month" (Kathleen Fitzpatrick). The real hero of the hour was John McKinlay, who led the relief mission. Unlike Burke and Wills, he mapped his route and made useful discoveries. His party was the second to cross the continent from south to north and, like Stuart, he never lost any of his men. Provenance: British Foreign Office Library Fitzpatrick, 'Australian Dictionary of Biography', online; Maria, 36; McLaren, 5558.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 16679

Bibliografische Details

Titel
Map of the Eastern Part of Australia. Showing the Route of Mess.rs Burke and Wills, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria [and] Map of Mr. McKinlay's Route, in search of Mess.rs Burke and Wills, in Sept.r and Oct.r, 1861 (Reduced from the Original).
Autor
MCKINLAY, John; BURKE, Robert O'Hara; and William John WILLS
Verlag
Ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed,. Henry Hansard, printer. 28 March, 1862., London,
Veröffentlichungsjahr
1862
Abmessungen
335 by 210mm (13.25 by 8.25 inches).

Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd

London, Vereinigtes Königreich

Verkäufer/-in mit 4 Sternen

AbeBooks-Verkäufer/-in seit 7. November 2011

Verbandsmitglied:

Versandkosten von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USA

Artikel14 bis 45 Werktage5 bis 10 Werktage
Erster ArtikelEUR 23,28EUR 52,38
Die Versandzeiten werden von den Verkäuferinnen und Verkäufern festgelegt. Sie variieren je nach Versanddienstleister und Standort. Sendungen, die den Zoll passieren, können Verzögerungen unterliegen. Eventuell anfallende Abgaben oder Gebühren sind von der Käuferin bzw. dem Käufer zu tragen. Die Verkäuferin bzw. der Verkäufer kann Sie bezüglich zusätzlicher Versandkosten kontaktieren, um einen möglichen Anstieg der Versandkosten für Ihre Artikel auszugleichen.

Zahlungsarten

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Bankeinzug
  • Banküberweisung
  • Bar
  • Lastschrift
  • PayPal
  • Vorauskasse

Shop-Beschreibung

Daniel Crouch Rare Books is a specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes a number of fine prints and globes, and a selection of cartographic reference books. Our particular passions include rare atlases, wall maps, and separately published maps and charts. We strive to acquire unusual and quirky maps that are in fine condition.

Spezialisierung

Antiquarian Prints, Cartographic Reference Books, Rare Books, Globes, Sea Charts, Plans, Prints and drawings, Cartography, Atlases and Maps

Verbandsmitglied

  • Antiquarian Booksellers' Association
  • Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
  • International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Die Mitglieder dieser Verbände haben sich verpflichtet, die höchsten Standards einzuhalten. Sie verbürgen sich für die Echtheit aller zum Verkauf angebotenen Artikel. Sie liefern fachkundige und detaillierte Beschreibungen, legen alle wesentlichen Mängel und/oder Restaurierungen offen, bieten klare und genaue Preisangaben und arbeiten während des Kaufprozesses fair und ehrlich.

Unternehmensdaten der Verkäuferin bzw. des Verkäufers

Daniel Crouch Rare Books LLP

4 Bury Street, St James's
London, Vereinigtes Königreich SW1Y 6AB