Royal Geographical Society; Livingstone, David & W Colquhoun Grant, John Denis Mcdonald, Henry YuleBiblio.com
Royal Geographical Society; John M'Douall Stuart; Livingstone; M'Clintock; Mayne, Palmer & DownieBiblio.com
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society Volume 31 1861
186115581London: John Murray 1861. First edition. Paperback. Important volume of the RGS journal with much Australian & British Columbian content & many folding maps in original blue paper wrappers. It contains John M'Douall Stuart's account of his last unsuccessful attempts to cross the continent; Stuart attempted 11 times to break through either to the Gulf of Carpentaria or to the Victoria River headwaters' Feeken Feeken and Spate. "The Discovery and Exploration of Australia". Other content includes Franklin in the Arctic Kashmir Peru the Andes. Articles include: M'Clintock Narrative of the Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin; 4 articles on British Columbia by Mayne Palmer Begbie & Downie on British Columbia; Purdon On the Trigonometrical Survey of the Valley of Kashmir; Austen Notes on the Valley of Kashmir; Clerk Notes in Persia Khorassan and Afghanistan; John M'Douall Stuart Journal of Australian Exploration: 2nd 3rd & Last Expedition; Randell Voyage up the Darling and Barwon; Wheelwright Proposed Railway Route across the Andes; Spruce On the Mountains of Llanganati; Jameson; Journey from Quito to Cayambe; Markham The Province of Caravaya in Southern Peru. Orig. pale blue printed wrappers spine very lightly tanned with a couple of sml. ruffles front inner hinge strengthened o/w fine unopened condition. 8vo 12pp advertiserclxxxvi 386pp 16pp ads 12 folding partialy color maps and a folding facsimilie document of the Eribus and Terror. UNCUT and UNOPENED. John Murray paperback
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