AUSTRALIA TWICE TRAVERSED
$50.00
In 1872 Ernest Giles set out to explore Central Australia and was subsequently inspired to cross Australia from east to west in 1875 and 1876. Australia Twice Traversed is his record of these historic expeditions.
Also includes 6 maps
Another book would be Ernest Giles by Ray Ericksen
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Description
Ernest Powell Giles (1835-97) is best remembered as one of the first explorers of South Australia. Powell emigrated to Australia with his parents in 1850, settling in Adelaide. From 1861 he was leading small-scale expeditions along the Darling River, searching for land suitable for cultivation. Following the completion of the Overland Telegraph Line between Adelaide and Darwin in 1872, Powell embarked on five expeditions attempting to discover an overland route between Adelaide and Perth. These volumes, first published in 1889, provide a detailed and dramatic account of his discoveries. Based on Powell’s personal journals, these volumes describe in vivid detail the hardships and dangers of exploration in Australia in the nineteenth century.
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| Weight | .665 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21.5 × 13.5 × 2.5 cm |
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