Published in 1847, this is a fascinating account by the Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt of his 3,000-mile expedition from north to south across Australia, from 1844 to 1846. One of the most authoritative early recorders of Australia's environment, Leichhardt was also the best trained naturalist to explore Australia during this time. The expedition departed on 1 October 1844 from Jimbour, the farthest outpost of settlement on the Queensland Darling Downs. Leichhhardt describes in detail the difficulties his party encountered from the very start, the extreme weather conditions they battled, the kindness of the people they met and his close observations of the habits of the aborigines. He also presents detailed analysis of his findings of natural phenomena. After travelling nearly 3,000 miles, Leichhardt arrived in Sydney on 25 March 1846 to a hero's welcome. Engaging and historically revealing, the volume will capture the imagination of the modern reader.
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7 Plates, black and white; 3 Maps; 12 Halftones, unspecified
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 140 mm
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978-1-108-03917-8 (9781108039178)
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Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, sometimes known as Ludwig Leichhardt, was a German explorer and naturalist who is most known for his explorations in northern and central Australia. Leichhardt was born on October 23, 1813, in the hamlet of Sabrodt near Trebatsch, which is now part of Tauche in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg (now part of the Federal Republic of Germany). He was the fourth son and sixth of eight children born to Christian Hieronymus Matthias Leichhardt, a farmer and royal inspector, and his wife Charlotte Sophie, n e Strahlow. Between 1831 and 1836, Leichhardt studied philosophy, language, and natural sciences at the universities of G ttingen and Berlin, but he never graduated. On February 14, 1842, Leichhardt arrived in Sydney, Australia. His goal was to tour inland Australia, and he hoped for a government post in his subjects of interest. In September 1842, Leichhardt traveled to the Hunter River valley north of Sydney to examine the region's geology, vegetation, and fauna, as well as farming methods. He then embarked on his own specimen-collecting excursion, travelling from Newcastle, New South Wales, to Moreton Bay, Queensland. On September 23, 1842, he arrived at Ash Island and spent 2-3 days there after being invited by Alexander Walker Scott.
Preface; Introduction; 1. Leave the last station; 2. Party reduced by the return of Mr. Hodgson and Caleb; 3. Ruined Castle Creek; 4. Swarms of cockatoos; 5. Difference of soil as to moisture; 6. Heads of the Isaacs; 7. The Burdekin; 8. Brown and Charley quarrel; 9. The starry heavens; 10. Indications of the neighbourhood of the sea; 11. Systematic grass burnings of the natives; 12. Heaps of oyster-shells; 13. Cape Maria; 14. Interview with a native; 15. Joy at meeting natives speaking some English; Appendix.
