Mariners are Warned! John Lort Stokes and H.M.S. Beagle in Australia 1837-1843.

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Melbourne U.P. at the Miegunyah Press 1989. Royal 8vo. Orig. cloth. Spine gilt. In illust. dustjacket. (xxiv 360pp.). With 24 full-page plates in both col. & b/w 8 text-illusts. 9 maps and 7 folding lift-out charts in end-pocket. Fine. ADDED: Orig. A.L.S. from the author loosely inserted. NOTE: John Lort Stokes (1811-1885) was first the assistant surveyor and then the commander of the Beagle. He discovered the Fitzroy Albert and Flinders rivers and Port Darwin. His most notable achievement was the charting of Bass Strait.