- 225
Stokes, John Lort.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Discoveries in Australia; with an account of the Coasts and Rivers explored and surveyed during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. London: T. and W. Boone, 1846
first edition, 2 volumes, 8vo (212 x 134mm.), 26 engraved plates, 8 folding maps and charts, numerous illustrations in the text, errata leaf in volume 1, nineteenth-century half calf, some browning to text and plates, without advertisements, neat excision at foot of titles (not affecting imprint), joints split, rather rubbed, tape at foot of spines and covers
Literature
Ferguson 4406; Wantrup 89
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work describes the surveys of HMS Beagle between 1837 and 1843, the last two years of which she was under the command of Stokes. Particular areas which had not, as then, been surveyed in great detail included the Torres and Bass Straits and the approaches to Adelaide and the Swan River near Perth. Additionally, the expedition discovered new rivers in the Gulf of Carpentaria on the northwest coast.