The Eastern Seas, or Voyages and Adventures in the Indian Archipelago, in 1832-33-34..
by EARL, George Windsor
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
A fine copy of this engaging account of travels in the East Indies, especially Java and the Malay Peninsula. The voyage that Earl describes started from Western Australia, and his appendix includes "Observations on the Unexplored Parts of North and North-Western Australia". The most important section of the book is the long description of Singapore and discussion of its prospects.
Earl adds a 14-page article at the end, "Observations on the Unexplored Parts of North and North-western Australia". Many years later he wrote the Handbook for Colonists in Tropical Australia (published Singapore 1862), a useful book in the settlement of the Northern Territory.
. Provenance: Geoffrey Ingleton (renowned Sydney collector, d.1998; with bookplate).Reviews
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5000841
- Title
- The Eastern Seas, or Voyages and Adventures in the Indian Archipelago, in 1832-33-34..
- Author
- EARL, George Windsor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William H. Allen and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
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