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Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.John Lort Stokes

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.

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Original author: John Lort Stokes

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"Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1" by John Lort Stokes is a two-volume work published in 1846. It presents edited journals from the HMS Beagle's six-year surveying expedition along Australia's coasts and rivers from 1837 to 1843. The work chronicles both maritime and inland explorations undertaken by Stokes and his crew, revealing numerous previously unknown places in Australia. Written in an engaging and vivacious style, it stands as the official account of the last major expedition of Australian discovery.

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1., by John Lort Stokes. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #12115.

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33 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction671 words
  2. 2.Chapter 1: 5. From Roebuck Bay to Skeleton Point373 words
  3. 3.Chapter 1: 7. the Fitzroy River to Port George the Fourth, and Return to202 words
  4. 4.Chapter 1: 8. Swan River to Sydney167 words
  5. 5.Chapter 1: 9. Bass Strait192 words
  6. 6.Chapter 1: 10. Sydney to Port Essington174 words
  7. 7.Chapter 1: 11151 words
  8. 8.Chapter 1: 12227 words
  9. 9.Appendix574 words
  10. 10.Chapter 1: 1. Introduction7,034 words
  11. 11.Chapter 1: 2. Plymouth to Bahia2,778 words
  12. 12.Chapter 1: 3. From the Cape to Swan River4,925 words
  13. 13.Chapter 1: 4. From Swan River to Roebuck Bay4,422 words
  14. 14.Chapter 1: 5. From Roebuck Bay to Skeleton Point8,679 words
  15. 15.Chapter 1: 6. Point Cunningham to Fitzroy River5,196 words
  16. 16.Chapter 1: 7. the Fitzroy River to Port George the Fourth, and Return to (1)8,741 words
  17. 17.Chapter 1: 7. the Fitzroy River to Port George the Fourth, and Return to (2)8,850 words
  1. 18.Chapter 1: 7. the Fitzroy River to Port George the Fourth, and Return to (3)4,466 words
  2. 19.Chapter 1: 8. Swan River to Sydney7,373 words
  3. 20.Chapter 1: 9. Bass Strait (1)8,878 words
  4. 21.Chapter 1: 9. Bass Strait (2)5,250 words
  5. 22.Chapter 1: 10. Sydney to Port Essington (1)8,794 words
  6. 23.Chapter 1: 10. Sydney to Port Essington (2)8,849 words
  7. 24.Chapter 1: 10. Sydney to Port Essington (3)74 words
  8. 25.Chapter 1: 11 (1)8,854 words
  9. 26.Chapter 1: 11 (2)5,222 words
  10. 27.Chapter 1: 1210,986 words
  11. 28.Appendix: List of Birds,388 words
  12. 29.Appendix: Descriptions of Six Fish4,454 words
  13. 30.Appendix1,759 words
  14. 31.Appendix2,040 words
  15. 32.Appendix2,010 words
  16. 33.Appendix: List of Figures on Insects Plate 3160 words